Vivienne Parry

Parry received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2012

Parry was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the public understanding of science.

She was Vice Chairman of Council of UCL and was also a member of Council of the Medical Research Council since 2009. In September 2017, she was appointed to the board of UKRI (UK Research & Innovation)[1]

Her book The Truth About Hormones, published in January 2009, was nominated for the 2006 Aventis Science Prize (now called the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books).

In 1994, she became a presenter of the BBC TV science programme Tomorrow's World and also reported for Panorama. She left the programme in 1997.

Her first job was as National Organiser of the mother and baby charity Birthright, the appeal arm of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1979-94. She worked closely with the charity's Patron, the Princess of Wales, for 12 years.

She studied Zoology at Bedford College (London) graduating with a BSc in 1978, majoring in immunology and genetics which she took at University College, London.

She married Paul Parry in 1978 in Hampshire. They divorced in 2007 and have two sons. She married Tim Joss in 2012.

Vivienne Mary Hunt Parry, OBE (born Vivienne Mary Hunt Mills on 4 June 1956 in Portsmouth) is a British science journalist and author, currently employed as Head of Engagement at Genomics England. She is most well known for presenting BBC TV science programme Tomorrow's World and Panorama. She is also a regular contributor to The Guardian newspaper's online presence.