Glynis BREAKWELL Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath (UK) Professor Breakwell took her PhD from the University of Bristol and DSc from the University of Oxford. In 2003, in recognition of the significance of her contribution to the social sciences, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Bristol and in 2004 became an Honorary Professor at the University of Shandong in China. She is a psychologist specialising in research on leadership, on identity processes, on risk communication and on military cultures. She has been a Fellow of the British Psychological Society since 1984 and is a chartered health psychologist. In 2002, she was elected an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2006, she became one of the Honorary Fellows of the British Psychological Society. After her Prize Fellowship at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Professor Breakwell moved to the University of Surrey where she became Head of the Department of Psychology in 1990 and subsequently Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise). Professor Breakwell was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath in 2001. As Vice-Chancellor, she is both the academic leader and chief executive of the university. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Swindon Company (the urban regeneration company) and has been a director of the Theatre Royal, Bath, and a trustee of the Holburne Museum. She is a member of the International Committee of the Royal Society, Chair of the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists and a director of Universities UK. In 2006 she became Chair of Higher Education in the South West and chairman of the Bath Festivals Trust. She is a member of the Science and Industry Council South West. Prof Breakwell has published more than twenty books and hundreds of journal articles. Her research has resulted in Prof Breakwell acting as an advisor to a number of government departments, including the Department of Health, the Department of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Defence, HSE and DEFRA, besides many multi-national corporations and not-for-profit organisations. Most recently, she has been a member of the Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences study on Pandemic Flu.