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 In July, Professor Sir Roy M Anderson FRS, FMedSci, Rector of Imperial College, visited Singapore and delivered a lecture on H1N1. Sir Roy is a Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and his research interests cover a broad range of infectious agents, addressing questions at a variety of levels of study, including the interaction between pathogens and the immune system within the host, the spread and persistence of genotypes within pathogen populations and the transmission dynamics, impact and control of diseases within human and other animal communities.

 

In August, Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, PRS delivered a distinguished visitor lecture. Lord Rees the President of the Royal Society and is an English cosmologist and astrophysicist. He has been Astronomer Royal since 1995, and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge since 2004.

 

In September, Professor John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government visited Singapore. Professor Beddington delivered opening addresses at the UK-Singapore Partners in Science Bioimaging workshop and celebratory event for the 5 year anniversary of the UK-Singapore Partners in Science Programme. Professor Beddington also delivered public lectures on the role of science in government and global challenges in Bangkok and Hanoi.

 

September also saw the visit of Anthony Campbell, head of the Darwin Centre and Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the University of Cardiff  to Singapore. Professor Campbell delivered a lecture on Darwin to a younger audience at the National Library in Singapore during the celebrations of Darwin 200 years from when he was born.

 

In October, Lord Winston, Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College, delivered a distinguished visitor lecture. Professor Winston has an international reputation for his researches into human reproduction and has pioneered advances widely used in fertility and IVF treatment.