Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- Plenary Lecture, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (British Ecological Society, 2016)
- Invited lecture, by Invitation (University of Georgia, U.S.A, 2016)
- Invited Lecture, by Invitation (XJTLU Souzhou, 2016)
- Invited Lecture, by Invitation (Northumbria University, 2016)
- Research Seminar, by Invitation (University of Salford, 2016)
- Shigatoxigenic bacteriophages, by Invitation (Warwick University, 2014)
- Royal Society for Chemistry invited lecture, by Invitation (University of Plymouth, 2014)
Editorships
- FEMS Microbiology Ecology (Editorial Board Member, 2005 - 2019)
- Microbiology (Editor, 1994 - 2000)
Examination Roles
- Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi , Ph.D. (2018)
- University College Dublin, Ph.D. (2018)
- University of Manchester, Ph.D. (2016)
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne, PhD (2016)
- University of Bath, BSc (UG, 2016)
- RMIT University Melbourne, Ph.D. (2015)
- The Queen's University of Belfast, PhD (2014)
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Ph.D. (2014)
- University of East Anglia, PhD (2014)
- University of Wales Bangor, PhD (2014)
- University College Dublin, PhD (2012)
- University of Strathclyde, MRes (PGT, 2012)
- The Open University, MPhil (2012)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Honorary Secretary CARA (2019 - present)
- Member of Council and Trustee CARA (2005 - present)
- Shrewsbury School Governor appointed by Royal Society (2013 - present)
- NERC CASE studentship Panels (2015 - 2016)
- BBSRC Grant Panels (2014 - 2017)
- NERC Grant panels (2008 - 2018)
- Portugese Foundation for Science and Technology Animal and Veterinary Sciences Grant Panel (2007 - 2011)
Professional Body Memberships
- Society for General Microbiology (Member)
- Society for Applied Microbiology (Member)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Head of undergraduate admissions for the School of Life Sciences and chairman of postgraduate selection committee for IIB to 2019
- University Lead for BBSRC Newcastle/Liverpool/Durham Doctoral Training Programme to 2019