▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁N uff ield ▁Council ▁on ▁Bio eth ics ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁cha ired ▁its ▁inqu iry ▁on ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁of ▁research ▁related ▁to ▁health care ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Working ▁Party ▁on ▁Public ▁health ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Cal man ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁University , ▁taking ▁around ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁against ▁oppon ent ▁Professor ▁Sir ▁Neil ▁Mac C orm ick , ▁a ▁former ▁M EP , ▁ ▁jur ist ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Mac C orm ick , ▁former ▁R ector ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁ ▁Cal man ▁was ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Scotland ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁ 1 5 ▁books , ▁mainly ▁on ▁medical ▁topics , ▁and ▁many ▁papers ▁on ▁medicine , ▁health ▁and ▁science . ▁ ▁Cal man ▁Commission ▁ ▁Cal man ▁was ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁a ▁commission ▁established ▁by ▁the