Department for Culture, Media and Sport
August 5
16:38
2015
Biography
Sir John Holman is a Professor in the Chemistry Department of the University of York and senior adviser in education to the Wellcome Trust. He was director of the National Science Learning Centre from 2004 to 2010, and adviser to the government as National Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Director. He has wide experience as an educational policymaker, curriculum developer and school principal. He was knighted in 2010, for services to education and was elected President-Elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2015.