Sir John Peebles Arbuthnott (8 April 1939 – 21 February 2023) was a Scottish microbiologist who was Principal of the University of Strathclyde. He succeeded Lord Wilson of Tillyorn as President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh in October 2011[1] and was succeeded by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell in October 2014.[2]
Sir John Arbuthnott | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Peebles Arbuthnott 8 April 1939 |
| Died | 21 February 2023 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Hyndland Senior Secondary School University of Glasgow Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Microbiologist |
Arbuthnott served as Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde between 1991 and 2000, succeeding Sir Graham Hills.
Life and career
editArbuthnott was educated at Hyndland Senior Secondary School, the University of Glasgow(BSc, PhD), and Trinity College, Dublin (MA, ScD).[3] In 1998, he was made a Knight Bachelor for services to education.[3]
In December 1997, while Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, Arbuthnott chaired the National Review of Resource Allocation ("The Arbuthnott Report"[4] and "the Arbuthnott Review".[5] The principal task of the independent review was to consider how money was allocated annually to fund the 14 Scottish NHS Boards.[citation needed] The resulting mechanism, known as the Arbuthnott Formula, assesses key indicators of population, inequality and deprivation of the areas covered by each of the boards to allocate money.[citation needed]
Arbuthnott was chair of the Arbuthnott Commission set up in 2004 to consider the consequences of having four separate voting systems for elections in Scotland and also different boundaries for Holyrood and Westminster constituencies.[3]
Sir John Arbuthnott died on 21 February 2023, at the age of 83.[6]
Professional posts
edit- University of Glasgow:
- Assistant lecturer, 1960–1963
- Lecturer, 1963–1967
- New York Medical Center: Visiting lecturer, 1966–1967
- Royal Society of London: Research fellow, 1968–72
- University of Glasgow: Senior lecturer, Department of Bacteriology, 1972–1975
- Trinity College, Dublin:
- Professor of microbiology 1976-1988
- Bursar, 1983–86
- University of Nottingham: Professor of microbiology 1988-1991
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow: Principal and Vice-Chancellor, 1991–2000
Professional committee work
edit- Chairman, Expert Group on Labour's plan for National Care Service[7]
- Chairman, Joint Information Systems Committee, 1993–98
- Chairman, Greater Glasgow Health Board, November 2002-
- Chairman, Commission Report on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems, 2005-6
- Convener, Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals, 1994–1996
- Convener, National Review of Allocation of Health Resources in Scotland, 1997–1999
- Vice Chairman, CVCP, 1997–99
- Dr Campbell Christie and Arbuthnott [reports on public service delivery and resource allocation]
- Secretary-Treasurer, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, 2000-
- Member of the council, Society of General Microbiology 1981–1986, (senior ed 1980–1984, treasurer 1987–1992)
- Meetings secretary, Federation of European Microbiology Societies, 1986–1990
- Member, Microbiological Safety of Food Committee, 1989–1990
- Member, AFRC Animal Research Board, 1989–1992
- Member, Public Health Laboratory Service Board, 1991–1997
- Member, DTI Multimedia Advisory Group, 1994–1996
- Member, Educational Counselling Service Board, British Council, 1995–1996
- Member, Glasgow Development Agency, 1995-
- Member, National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education, 1996–97
- Member, Scottish Science Trust, 1999
- Member, Pathological Society
Professional honours
editPublications
edit- Isoelectric Focusing. 1975.
- The Determinants of Bacterial and Viral Pathogenicity. 1983.
- Foodborne Illness: a Lancet Review. 1991.
- Breaking The Mould. 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Sir John Arbuthnott elected as the next RSE President". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell's First Public Event as RSE President to Take Place at Irvine Royal Academy - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Arbuthnott, Sir John (Peebles)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Scottish Parliament" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Scotland Government Health Care".
- ^ "Former Strathclyde Principal Professor Sir John Arbuthnott dies". 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Arbuthnott Publishes Report on National Care Service". Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Doktorzy Honoris Causa PŁ W Latach 1991-1995". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "St Mungo Prize honours Glaswegian academic". BBC News. 10 November 2010.