Council membership
Professor Peter H. Holmes OBE, BVMS, PhD, DrHC, FRCVS, FRSE
Peter served as a Vice-Principal at the University of Glasgow from 1997 until 2006 and as Pro Vice-Principal from 2006 until 2008. He formally retired from the University of Glasgow in June 2008 and now serves in an honorary capacity as a senior adviser. One of his main responsibilities as Vice-Principal was the development and implementation of the University's Research Strategy and the development of Research & Enterprise at the University of Glasgow. He also had territorial responsibility for the Biomedical Faculties of the University.
He led the team that formulated the University's submission for the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise and established the 'Synergy' Research Partnership with the University of Strathclyde.
Peter is Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Physiology and an internationally recognised veterinary scientist. Most of his research career has been devoted to the study and control of parasitic diseases of domestic animals with a particular emphasis on tropical infections. His research has been conducted in collaboration with a variety of research centres and universities in Europe and Africa.
In 2007 Professor Holmes was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and was awarded an OBE for services to veterinary medicine and higher education. In 2009 he was given the prestigious French honour of Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques for his work in promoting scientific collaboration between Scotland and France.
He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Peter had formerly been a member of SHEFC since August 2003. His appointment to SFC runs from 3 October 2005 to 2 October 2010.