Brian Follett
| Sir Brian Follett FRS DL | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1939 (age 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Zoology, biochemistry, seasonal breeding and clocks in birds and mammals |
| Institutions | University of Oxford (Department of Zoology) |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Known for | Chairman of the TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools)from 2003-9, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick from 1993-2001, Chair of the national STEM Advisory Forum 2006-, nonstipendiary professor University of Oxford 2001- |
| Notable awards | Frink Medal (1993), Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Scientific Medal (1976), Society of Endocrinology Dale Medal (1988) |
Sir Brian Keith Follett FRS DL (born 22 February 1939) chaired the UK government's Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) from 2003-9. The TDA is responsible for recruiting to the teaching profession (ca. 40,000 people per annum), for the training of the wider workforce in schools and for the modernisation (change management) of schools and implementation of such policies as "extended schools". He currently continues to chair the national STEM Advisory Forum that is involved in the UK government's STEM agenda in schools and universities. He is a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company and chairs their "community forum" along with the committee responsible for the Shakespeare Birthday Weekend celebrations. He is President of the Stratford Society and also a governor of the Girls' School.
Follett was born on 22 February 1939. He attended Bournemouth School, a boys' grammar school.
He is a non-stipendiary Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford and teaches animal physiology. Follett was formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick from 1993 to 2001 and Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol from 1978 until 1993.
He chaired the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) from 2000 until 2007. He also chaired a government inquiry into the 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis entitled The Royal Society Inquiry into Infectious Diseases in Livestock. This inquiry examined the scientific aspects of the crisis, for instance the efficacy of vaccinations, the way the virus spreads and so on, chaired and/or wrote various other government reports and was President of The Association for Science Education (ASE) from 1997-8. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the Eest Midlands in 2000.
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