▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Physics ▁and ▁then ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Mathemat ical , ▁Phys ical ▁and ▁Life ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁includes ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁B ose – E in stein ▁cond ens ates . ▁ ▁M embers hips ▁He ▁was ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁Colleg es ▁Emp loy ers ▁Association ▁( U CE A ) ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Author ity , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁hold ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁However , as ▁of ▁Feb ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁management . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁currently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁government ' s ▁Council ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Science ▁Council . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁of ▁In frastr ucture ▁UK ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁UK ▁tre as ury ▁on ▁invest ments ▁including ▁on ▁energy , ▁transport , ▁waste , ▁flo od , ▁science , ▁water ▁and ▁tele com s . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁he ▁joined