Council

Council representatives usually serve for a term of 3 years and elections for any vacant posts are held at the Annual Charity Meeting, which takes place each year at the Society's Annual Summer Meeting.

The Council of the Society, which meets twice yearly comprises of the Honorary Officers, Secretaries of the Scottish Regional Section and the Irish Regional Section as well as nine elected members, including a Student Representative.

Enquiries from members who are interested in being elected to Council are welcomed all year round and can be directed to the Society's office.

The current membership of council is as follows:

The Honorary Officers

View all Honorary Officers.

Honorary Section Secretaries

Retiring 2013

• Irish Section
  Dr Eileen Gibney, University College Dublin

Retiring 2014

• Scottish Section
  Dr Frank Thies, University of Aberdeen

Members of Council

Retiring 2013

• Member - Public Health
  Dr Margo Barker, University of Sheffield

• Ordinary Member
  Dr Kathryn Hart, University of Surrey

• Ordinary Member
  Dr Nigel Hoggard, Rowett Institute

• Student Member of Council
  Stacey Lockyer, University of Reading

Retiring 2014

• Member - Policy
  Mr Jamie Blackshaw, Department of Health

• Member - Medical
  Professor Alastair Forbes, University College London Hospitals 

Retiring 2015

• Member - Industry
  Professor Nino Binns, NB Consulting

• Member - Animal Nutrition
  Dr David Gardner, University of Nottingham

• Member - Academic
  Dr Gunter Kuhnle, University of Reading