The Prime Minister has appointed Emma Bunce, Teresa Anderson and
Julia Mundy as Trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich for four year
terms from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028.
Professor Teresa Anderson MBE
Appointed from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028.
Teresa Anderson is Founder and Director of The University of
Manchester's Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement and is professor
of Cultural and Creative Industries in the School of Arts,
Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester. She has a
BSc in Physics, an MSc in Instrumentation, a PhD in Electrical
Engineering, and a Master's degree in Fine Art.
The Centre first opened in 2011 and (pre-COVID) attracted over
150,000 visitors each year, including 25,000 school children, who
participate in a curriculum-linked Education programme. The
Centre takes innovative approaches to increasing diversity and
engaging new audiences with science.
In 2016, Teresa co-founded the bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank,
which brings together science, music, art and culture, breaking
down barriers between sectors and celebrating creativity and
innovation. The festival typically attracts 25,000 people each
year. Teresa also led, together with Tim O'Brien, the ten-year
project that resulted in Jodrell Bank being awarded UNESCO World
Heritage Site status in 2019. In June 2022, the award-winning
£21million ‘First Light Pavilion' was opened at Jodrell Bank.
Teresa led and directed the project from inception in 2008 to
delivery.
In 2013 Teresa was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
list for services to Astrophysics. In 2014 she was awarded the
Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal for Public Engagement with
Physics. In 2024 she was named one of the National Lottery's
‘Heritage Gamechangers' for her work on the heritage and cultures
of science.
Professor Emma Bunce OBE
Appointed from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028
Professor Emma Bunce is the Director of the Institute for Space
at the University of Leicester and previously Head of the School
of Physics and Astronomy. She is Professor of Planetary Plasma
Physics, studying the electromagnetic interaction between the Sun
and the planets. Emma has worked on multiple international space
missions: the NASA Cassini mission to Saturn, the ESA/JAXA
BepiColombo mission to Mercury, and the ESA Jupiter Icy Moons
Explorer mission to Jupiter and Ganymede. She is the Principal
Investigator of the only UK science instrument on the BepiColombo
mission, and leads the international science team. She is the
European Co-Chair of the JUICE-Europa Clipper Joint Steering
Committee, aiming to identify opportunities for joint science
between these two independent flagship missions.
Emma was President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) from
2020-2022, and worked on the Board of Trustees of the National
Space Centre from 2014-2023. Emma has received multiple
distinctions for her work including the RAS Chapman medal (2018)
and the European Geophysical Union David Bates medal (2022) for
her “exceptional contribution to planetary science”. In 2023 Emma
was awarded an OBE in the King's New Year's Honours for “services
to Astronomy and Science Education”.
Dr Julia Mundy
Appointed from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028
Dr Julia Mundy has attained international recognition for her
academic research into strategic risk, accountability, and
organisational performance. She is Deputy Director of the
Institute for Political Economy, Governance, Risk &
Accountability at the University of Greenwich. After a career in
financial services, including as an investment analyst, she
obtained an MBA in Finance from the Bayes Business School
(formerly City University Business School) and a PhD in
Accounting from the University of Melbourne. She also qualified
as a Chartered Secretary.
Julia brings extensive committee experience with a government
department and other public sector bodies, including regulators.
She currently serves on the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee
of the UK Statistics Authority (Office for National Statistics
and the Office for Statistics Regulation) and on the Financial
Conduct Authority's statutory Consumer Panel where she advises
and challenges the FCA in its development of policy and
regulation. Julia served for seven years on the Board of Lewisham
& Greenwich NHS Trust, where she was Vice Chair and Senior
Independent Director and where she chaired the Audit & Risk
Committee and the Finance, Investment & Performance
Committee. Other independent roles include the audit committee of
a housing association and the Research Advisory Board of the
ICAEW.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich are not remunerated. This
appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office's
Governance
Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is
regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the
Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an
appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is
defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a
recordable donation, or candidature for election. Julia has
declared that she canvassed for MP on two occasions during
the 2024 General Election, and held the post of Honorary
Treasurer for Labour Humanists from 2009 until 2016. Teresa and
Emma have not declared any significant political activity.
