John Bell

Professor Sir John Bell was Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford. He is now President of Oxford’s Ellison Institute of Technology.

The NHS is not underfunded

John Bell, the former Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, was interviewed on today’s episode of the Today programme podcast. The following conversation with the BBC’s Nick Robinson has been edited for length and clarity. You’ve heard tell of the NHS problems for quite a long time. Let’s just go to the headline facts and

The Brexit Horizon debate is bad news for scientists

The UK and EU are currently locked in a debate about Britain’s participation in the Horizon Europe science funding programme, with the EU blocking the UK from taking part due to concerns about the Northern Ireland protocol. The situation is very disappointing for scientists. Eighteen months ago, when the Brexit deal was signed in good