Two York science lecturers have been listed as among the UK’s 100 Leading Scientists.
Professor Andy Young, a Psychology professor, was referenced for his work, including research on face perception and recognition of emotion.
He is the current President of the British Neuropsychological Society. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the British Academy and chaired the Psychology section from 2011-2012.
From the Chemistry department, Professor Sir John Holman was recognised for his work as an educational policymaker and was cited as a “leading player in many of the major national science curriculum initiatives of the past 25 years.”
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a member of the Association for Science Education, Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association, and a member of the Royal Society’s Vision for science and mathematics education 5-19 project committee.
The Science Council was aiming to challenge what they called “the UK’s narrow and old-fashioned view of science” by releasing the names of the country’s leading practicing scientists, when before the list never referenced living scientists and regarded only included academics and researchers.