cuts and political interference. He said that a UK proposal that the government appoint one third of BBC board members had been publicly opposed by BBC management but that the ABC chairman acted as if he headed an organisation rivalling the BBC. Following his speech the meeting voted unanimously that it had no confidence in the ABC chair, John Norgard. Other roles Adjunct professor at the University of Queensland Visiting professor at the University of New South Wales Deputy Chair, Australian Science Media Centre, since 2012 President, Australian Science Communicators, 1998–2001 President, Australia and New Zealand Advancement of Science, 1992 Chair, Australian Commission for the Future, 1990–1994 President of the Australian Museum Trust, 1986–1994 Chairman of the Commission For The Future President of Australian Science Communicators President of the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) Congress in Brisbane Co-Chairman of the Biology Department at the University of Texas, El Paso Member of the council of Voiceless, the animal protection institute, 2009–? Honours, awards and recognition Australian honours 1988: Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January, "For service to science, particularly in the fields of media and education" 2001: Centenary Medal, 1 January, "For outstanding service in science communication" 2020: Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), 26 January, "For distinguished service to science as a journalist, radio presenter and author, and to education" Academic honours Williams has honorary doctorates from seven universities: Australian National University (law) Deakin University (science, 1988) University of New South Wales University of Queensland University of South Australia University of Sydney (science, 1988) Macquarie University (science, 1988) He was a Reuters Fellow at the University of Oxford in 1994 (where he wrote his autobiography), and a visiting fellow at Balliol College in 1995–6. Other recognition Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, the first journalist so honoured, in 1993 Proclaimed a Living National Treasures (1987) Australian Rostrum Speaker of the Year (1993) Australian Humanist of the Year (1993); awarded by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies Radio Prize from the Human Rights Commission United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Prize Michael Daley Award for Science Journalism Centre for Australian Cultural Studies National Award 1996 (Individual) Publications As well as many articles and introductions to books, Williams has written at least 10 books, including: The Uncertainty Principle (1991, nonfiction) And Now For Something Completely Different (1995), autobiography,