Diana Garnham

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Diana Garnham is a British science administrator. She was chief executive of the Science Council from 2006 to 2015.

Garnham was educated at Christ's Hospital, followed by Lady Margaret School, Parson's Green, London. [1] She earned a degree in politics from University of Leicester, followed by a master's degree in war studies at King's College, London, then research in international politics at the Aberystwyth University, but she did not finish her PhD. [2] [1]

She was chief executive of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) from 1991 to 2005. [1]

Garnham was chief executive of the Science Council from 2006 to 2015. [2] [1] [3]

She was chair of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills' Expert Group on science for careers. [3]

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  2. 1 2 "Diana Garnham, Chief Executive of the Science Council". camawise.org.uk. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Garnham, Diana (3 November 2009). "Careers in science". the Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2018.