Mr John Harrison

Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes University

Speaker

John was, until his retirement in 2015, Director of the Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards at Public Health England, which is now part of the UK Health Security Agency. Since retirement, he has continued with international and national work on radiological protection and the advancement of the scientific understanding of radiation dosimetry and effects. He was until recently a member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection and currently chairs the DHSC Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment. In March this year he was awarded the Gray Medal by the International Commission on Radiation Measurements and Units.