BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Epilepsy Research UK is managed by a board of medical and lay trustees with expertise in epilepsy, and legal and financial governance.
Matthew Walker
Professor Matthew Walker is President of the International League Against Epilepsy Britis [...]
Barrie Akin
Barrie Akin was born and brought up in Manchester, read law at University and qualified a [...]
Simon Lanyon
Simon Lanyon worked for the commercial sector in business information for over 20 years. H [...]
Judith Spencer-Gregson
Judith Spencer-Gregson has retired as Director of Finance of Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. [...]
David Cameron
David Cameron was Prime Minister from May 2010 to July 2016. He served as Leader of the C [...]
Mary Gavigan
Mary is a chartered accountant and restructuring expert who has specialised in financial s [...]
John Hirst
John Hirst retired as Chief Executive of the Met Office in September 2014. He is also a no [...]
Mark Richardson
Professor Mark Richardson is the Paul Getty III Professor of Epilepsy and Head of the Dep [...]
Harry Salmon
Harry Salmon is a former Managing Director, now retired. His previous career embraced seni [...]
Stephanie Schorge
Professor Stephanie Schorge moved to the UK in 1999 after obtaining a PhD in Neuroscience [...]
Rhys Thomas
Rhys joined Newcastle University from Cardiff University in August 2017. He is an Honorar [...]
Mike Cousin
Professor Mike Cousin is the Chair of Cell Biology, Head of Pre-clinical Research at the [...]
Anne Coxon
Anne became involved with ERUK over 25 years ago as the mother of a child with Lennox Gas [...]
Tom McLaughlan
Tom McLaughlan is a Non-Executive Chair at chit-chat and recently retired Managing Direct [...]
PRESIDENT
Helen Cross
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Maxine Smeaton
VICE-PRESIDENTS
These are honorary appointments recognising an individual’s committed support of epilepsy research.
Mr John Bowis OBE
Dr John Mumford
Mr Paul Newman
Dr Jolyon Oxley
Mrs Shona Scott
Dr Graeme Sills
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham CBE
Through the incredible efforts of our supporters over the last twelve months, we are delighted that Epilepsy Research UK was able to make over £1.3 million available for our 2021 grant awards.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – none of the research we fund would be possible without the generosity and commitment of our supporters. Here are some of their incredible stories.
Do something amazing today and make a donation to Epilepsy Research UK. Your money will go towards driving and enabling life changing, life saving research projects which help people with epilepsy.
