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Expert Register of Interests FSA Advisory Committee for Social Science

(December 2021)

In line with FSA policy and established good practice for accessing external expertise, Scientific Advisory Committee members are required to declare any personal or non-personal interests which represent a real or potential conflict in respect of general or specific aspects of work undertaken. Interests will be managed in accordance with the FSA’s policy and guidance.

If members have interests not specified in these notes, but which they believe could be regarded as influencing their advice or other work for FSA, they should declare them. However, members are not under any obligation to search out interests of which they might reasonably not be aware. For example, either through being unaware of all the interests of family members, or of not being aware of links between one company and another.  

Ms Julie Hill - Chair

Updated December 2024

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Limited consultancy circular economy/energy efficiency
  • Shareholdings: Husband has managed portfolio of shares
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: Belong to a number of gardening, heritage and arts organisations
  • Other personal interests: Fellow and President of Institution of Environmental Sciences

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships:  None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and Property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: Chair, Waste and Resources Action Programme; Board Member of Consumer Council for Water, Environment Agency, Eden Project
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: Former Director and Associate, Green Alliance

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Julie Barnett - Deputy Chair

Updated: December 2024

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: University of Bath since 2013.
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other pubic appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: Employee of Universities of Brunel (2008-2013) and Surrey (1998-2008). 
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Eleonora Fichera

Updated: May 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: University of Bath
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Yes, potentially related to the Medicines Act 2003. Details: research consultancy work for UBC Biopharma via the University of Bath 01/02/2024- 30/05/2026. 

    Summary of the project: 

    This research project, conducted in collaboration with the Royal United Hospital (RUH), evaluates the implementation of a patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) care model for rheumatology patients. PIFU is recommended by the NHS 2022/23 Operational Guidelines. UCB provides the digital platform enabling RUH patients to book follow-up appointments.  I lead the design and evaluation framework and assess outcomes for a specific patient subset. The primary objectives are to establish a robust evaluation, analyse data, and assess both the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of PIFU, with the goal of publishing results in an international peer-reviewed journal. We hold regular meetings with the UCB research team, RUH clinicians, and hospital data officers. Notably, UCB has no access to the data nor any analysis rights, ensuring that all data analysis is conducted by RUH and the University of Bath. Although this is a research-focused project, it is funded by UCB—a consultancy funding arrangement via the University of Bath agreed over a year ago but only recently formalized.  

  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other pubic appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Professor George Gaskell

Updated: December 2024

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: Scientific director “Open Evidence” conducting behavioural studies for European Commission
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: EFSA Advisory Group on risk communication 2005-2012
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Fiona Gillison

Last updated: December 2024

Current Interests

Personal

  • Direct employment: University of Bath.
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Charlotte Hardman

Last updated: December 2024

Current Interests

Personal

  • Direct employment: University of Liverpool
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: I am primary supervisor on a PhD studentship funded by Coca-Cola
  • Trusteeships: I am a trustee of Feeding Liverpool (charity), this is an unpaid voluntary position.
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Previously received honorarium payments for invited talks from the International Sweeteners Association and International Food Information Council.
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: I was a Co-Investigator on the now completed SWITCH trial which was funded (to University of Liverpool) by the American Beverage Association.
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Professor Spencer Henson

Updated: December 2024

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: University of Guelph in Canada
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: FAO/ILRI/IFPRI
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: University of Quelph, Canada
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: World Bank/FAO/ILRI/WHO/IFPRI/UNIDO/STDF
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford

Updated: December 2024

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: University of Sheffield
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2020-2023)
  • Indirect support: UKRI ESRC grant funding (2020-2023)
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Rounaq Nayak

Updated May 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: UWE Bristol
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: Trustee of Food Matters
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: Fellowship of the ESRC 
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Raymond Obayi

Updated: May 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: University of Manchester
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: None
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: 2019: Co-investigator on an Abattoir Review Exercise partly funded by the FSA and the STFC to review and assess the modernization needs of UK abattoirs. 2020: Research team member for a project on the application of digital twin simulation to model optimisation needs of inspection processes. This project involved collaboration with the FSA. 2022: Research team member on a study exploring labor shortages in the food sector, which included the involvement of the FSA.  
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Dr Luca Panzone

Updated May 2025

Current Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: Newcastle University
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Centre for Net Zero/Octopus Energy 
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups : None
  • Other personal interests: Ethics reviewer at the Alan Turing Institute 

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: Fellowship at the Alan Turing Institute 
  • Indirect support: None
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None

Historic Interests

Personal:

  • Direct employment: None
  • Consultancies and other fee-paid work: Unilever, DEFRA
  • Shareholdings: None
  • Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups: None
  • Other personal interests: None

Non-personal:

  • Fellowships: None
  • Indirect support: UKRI, Alcohol Research UK 
  • Trusteeships: None
  • Land and property: None
  • Other public appointments: None
  • Other non-personal interests: None