5 December 2005
The Prime Minister has today re-appointed Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell as a Trustee of the National Maritime Museum. The term of appointment will be for four years from 6 December 2005.
Biographical Details
Professor Bell Burnell is Visiting Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, a past President of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Council Member of the Royal Society. Since 2005 she has been President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science - Physics and Astronomy Section and a Patron of the Einstein Year/International Year of Physics. She is a Member of the InterAcademy Council panel on Women for Science.
Notes for the Editors
The National Maritime Museum’s mission is to illustrate the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their relationship with people. Its responsibilities are safeguarding and enhancing its assets which are the collections, expertise in the collections and subject area and the buildings. The Museum seeks to spread the benefits of those assets by maximising access and interpretation for users, satisfying stakeholders and through effective organisation and sound financial management. Trustees of the National Maritime Museum are not remunerated.
Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.
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