Emma Bunce, Teresa Anderson and Julia Mundy appointed as Trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich
Source: gov.uk (2025-01-06)

The Prime Minister has appointed Emma Bunce, Teresa Anderson and Julia Mundy as Trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich for four year terms from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028.

Professor Teresa Anderson MBE

Appointed from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028.

Teresa Anderson is Founder and Director of The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement and is professor of Cultural and Creative Industries in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester. She has a BSc in Physics, an MSc in Instrumentation, a PhD in Electrical Engineering, and a Master’s degree in Fine Art.

The Centre first opened in 2011 and (pre-COVID) attracted over 150,000 visitors each year, including 25,000 school children, who participate in a curriculum-linked Education programme. The Centre takes innovative approaches to increasing diversity and engaging new audiences with science.

In 2016, Teresa co-founded the bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank, which brings together science, music, art and culture, breaking down barriers between sectors and celebrating creativity and innovation. The festival typically attracts 25,000 people each year. Teresa also led, together with Tim O’Brien, the ten-year project that resulted in Jodrell Bank being awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2019. In June 2022, the award-winning £21million ‘First Light Pavilion’ was opened at Jodrell Bank. Teresa led and directed the project from inception in 2008 to delivery.

In 2013 Teresa was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to Astrophysics. In 2014 she was awarded the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal for Public Engagement with Physics. In 2024 she was named one of the National Lottery’s ‘Heritage Gamechangers’ for her work on the heritage and cultures of science.

Professor Emma Bunce OBE

Appointed from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028

Professor Emma Bunce is the Director of the Institute for Space at the University of Leicester and previously Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy. She is Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics, studying the electromagnetic interaction between the Sun and the planets. Emma has worked on multiple international space missions: the NASA Cassini mission to Saturn, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, and the ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission to Jupiter and Ganymede. She is the Principal Investigator of the only UK science instrument on the BepiColombo mission, and leads the international science team. She is the European Co-Chair of the JUICE-Europa Clipper Joint Steering Committee, aiming to identify opportunities for joint science between these two independent flagship missions.

Emma was President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) from 2020-2022, and worked on the Board of Trustees of the National Space Centre from 2014-2023. Emma has received multiple distinctions for her work including the RAS Chapman medal (2018) and the European Geophysical Union David Bates medal (2022) for her “exceptional contribution to planetary science”. In 2023 Emma was awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours for “services to Astronomy and Science Education”.

Dr Julia Mundy

Appointed from 20 November 2024 to 19 November 2028

Dr Julia Mundy has attained international recognition for her academic research into strategic risk, accountability, and organisational performance. She is Deputy Director of the Institute for Political Economy, Governance, Risk & Accountability at the University of Greenwich. After a career in financial services, including as an investment analyst, she obtained an MBA in Finance from the Bayes Business School (formerly City University Business School) and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Melbourne. She also qualified as a Chartered Secretary.

Julia brings extensive committee experience with a government department and other public sector bodies, including regulators. She currently serves on the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee of the UK Statistics Authority (Office for National Statistics and the Office for Statistics Regulation) and on the Financial Conduct Authority’s statutory Consumer Panel where she advises and challenges the FCA in its development of policy and regulation. Julia served for seven years on the Board of Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, where she was Vice Chair and Senior Independent Director and where she chaired the Audit & Risk Committee and the Finance, Investment & Performance Committee. Other independent roles include the audit committee of a housing association and the Research Advisory Board of the ICAEW.

Remuneration and Governance Code

Trustees of Royal Museums Greenwich are not remunerated. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578498/governance_code_on_public_appointments_16_12_2016.pdf). The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Julia has declared that she canvassed for Rachel Blake MP on two occasions during the 2024 General Election, and held the post of Honorary Treasurer for Labour Humanists from 2009 until 2016. Teresa and Emma have not declared any significant political activity.