blˈʌndɛl hɐz plˈeɪd sˈɛntɹəl ɹˈoʊlz ɪn ɹᵻstɹˈʌktʃɚɹɪŋ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ kˈaʊnsəlz ænd, æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə jˌuːkˈeɪ sˈaɪəns kˈaʊnsəl, ɪn dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ pɹəfˈɛʃənəlˌɪzəm ɪnðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv sˈaɪəns.
Blundell has played central roles in restructuring British research councils and, as President of the UK Science Council, in developing professionalism in the practice of science.