Curriculum Vitae
Richard (Rik) Henson, MA, MSc, PhD, FBA
Personal Details
- Nationality: British
- Status: Married, two children
- Date of Birth: August 31st, 1970
- Work Address: MRC CBU, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, CB2 7EF
- Work Tel: +44 (0)1223 355 294
Education & Employment
- 2024-..., Head of Methods Group, Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBU)
- 2018-..., Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
- 2017-18, Acting Director, MRC CBU
- 2014-23, Deputy Director, MRC CBU
- 2004-..., Programme Leader, MRC CBU
- 2003-04, Honorary Principal, Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL), UCL
- 2003-04, Group Leader, Cognitive Electrophysiology Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), UCL
- 2000-04, Wellcome Career Development Fellowship, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience (WDIN), UCL
- 1997-00, Wellcome Research Fellow, WDIN, UCL, with Prof Tim Shallice and Prof Ray Dolan
- 1996-97, BBSRC Research Fellow, Psychology and Anatomy Departments, UCL, with Prof Graham Hitch and Dr Neil Burgess
- 1993-96, PhD at the MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge University, with Prof Alan Baddeley, Dr Dennis Norris and Dr Mike Page
- 1992-93, MSc (Distinction) in Information Technology: Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Edinburgh University
- 1989-92, MA (Hons) in Natural Sciences; Experimental Psychology, Cambridge University, St John's college
- 1981-88, Secondary education: Judd School, Tonbridge, 10 GCE O-Levels; 4 GCE A-Levels, all 'A' grade
Academic Achievements
- 2022, Fellow of the British Academy
- 2003, Visiting Professor, University of Liverpool
- 2003, Eleventh Experimental Psychology Society Prize
- 2000, Wellcome Career Development Fellowship
- 1998, British Psychological Society Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Research
- 1993, Rank Xerox Prize for best MSc Dissertation, Department of AI, Edinburgh University
- 1989, Three year University Sponsorship from AEA Technology, Culham Laboratory
- 1989, UK Representative, US High School Honours Program in Computing, Livermore, California
- 1988, Judd School Governors' Leaving Exhibition Prize, Maths Prize, Bentall Physics Prize
Professional Associations/Responsibilities
- Director, Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN, 2021-...)
- President, British Neuroscience Association (2021-23)
- President-Elect, British Neuroscience Association (2019-21)
- Reviewing Editor, Journal of Neuroscience (2017-20)
- Committee Member, Wellcome Trust Expert Review Group (2013-17)
- Section Editor, Cognitive Neuroscience Section, Neuroimage (2005-08)
- Committee Member, Experimental Psychology Society (2004-07)
- Member: Memory Disorders Research Society; Society for Neuroscience; British Neuroscience Association; Experimental Psychology Society
Internal CBU Responsibilities
- Founder of CBU Open Science Committee, 2015-...
- Chair of CBU Imaging Management Committee, 2010-...
- Member of CBU Unit Management Committee, MEG Management, MRI Management, Scientific Computing and IT Strategy committees
- Member of the Equality Committee, 2009-2014
- Chair of Imaging Interest Group, 2004-2010
Academic Interests
- Cognitive Neuroscience, in particular Priming, Episodic Memory, Visual Object Perception
- Methodology and Philosophy of functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG, MEG)
- Statistics and Computational modelling
Non-Academic Achievements
- Mens Captain, Shelford Tennis Club, 2018-...
- Member, Cambridge University Ultimate Frisbee team 2005-2006
- Captain, St Johns College Graduate Football team, 2005-2006
- Cambridge University Rag (Charity) Committee; Editor of CU Rag Magazine, 1992
- Secretary and Founding Member, Cambridge University Cognitive Science Society, 1991-1992
- St John's College Football, Tennis and Squash teams, 1999-2002
- Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 1991
- Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 1987
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