Professor William Cushley – (Bill) – is Assistant Vice-Principal International at the University of Glasgow, where he is also Professor of Molecular Immunology and serves as Co-Director of the Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research with Professor Simon Anderson of the University of the West Indies. He served as Dean for Global Engagement for South and South-East Asia and Australasia until July 2019, and his work encompassed furthering research and staff exchanges across all disciplines with University partners, and developing links with commercial bodies and the research institute sector.
His research interests focus on human B lymphocyte development in health and disease. He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the prestigious Babraham Institute in Cambridge and Chair of the Life Sciences & Medicine Panel for the quinquennial REF-style
review of Research Institutes in Portugal. He is currently Chair of the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP), which provides independent scientific advice to UK Ministers and the Devolved Administrations on the use of Plant Protection Products.
