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
Matthew Walker is President of the International League Against Epilepsy British Branch ( [...]
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 [...]
Bruno Frenguelli
Bruno Frenguelli is Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Warwick. His two main [...]
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
Mark Richardson is the Paul Getty III Professor of Epilepsy and Head of the Department of [...]
Harry Salmon
Harry Salmon is a former Managing Director, now retired. His previous career embraced seni [...]
Stephanie Schorge
Stephanie Schorge moved to the UK in 1999 after obtaining a PhD in Neuroscience at Brown [...]
Rhys Thomas
Rhys joined Newcastle University from Cardiff University in August 2017. He is an Honorar [...]
Sue Usiskin MBE
Sue Usiskin MBE founded the first Epilepsy Counselling Service at the National Hospital f [...]
PRESIDENT
Professor Helen Cross
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
Dr Graeme Sills
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham CBE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Maxine Smeaton
At a reception held on May 20th at the Royal Society to launch National Epilepsy Week, we announced grant funding of over £1 million across ten research projects all over the UK.
What an amazing day Team ERUK had at the 2019 London Marathon. Fourteen amazing runners taking on this iconic challenge for Epilepsy Research UK and a fantastic cheering squad
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