A distinguished parasitologist and microbiologist, Lord Soulsby is Past President of the Royal Society of Medicine, Past President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and is Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. Lord Soulsby is author or co-author of 14 books and numerous articles published in scientific journals. He is an expert adviser to the UK Government on animal welfare, science and technology, biotechnology and environmental issues.
Selwyn Hodge is a retired educational consultant. Trained as a research chemist, he has taught and held posts of responsibility in schools, colleges and universities. He has been a schools’ science adviser in local government and Chief Education Adviser and Senior Assistant Director of Education for a local authority. He has inspected schools nationally for OFSTED. He has considerable experience of managing children’s services and has worked to improve joint working between health, education and social services.
He has a particular interest in child protection and in promoting personal, health and social education among young people. He has been the Chair of the Greater Manchester Federation of Clubs for Young People for 4 years and is also a trustee of the national body – Clubs for Young People UK.
He is also Chair of Oldham Breathe Easy, a support group for people with respiratory problems, and a member of both the regional committee and the national support sub-committee of the British Lung Foundation.
Membership to the RSPH [] is open to anyone working in the area of public health
