The Physiological Society is proud to announce that Dame Sally Davies will deliver the President’s Lecture at our 2025 President’s Lecture and Awards Ceremony, taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine in London in the evening of Thursday 4 December.
The Presidential Medal and President’s Lecture is The Society’s most prestigious award and recognises a leader in our sector. Dame Sally Davies is the UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Her lecture titled, ‘Antimicrobial Resistance: The Challenge of Leadership’ will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Biography of Dame Sally Davies
Dame Sally Davies is the 40th Master of Trinity College, Cambridge University and the first woman to hold the post. She was appointed as the UK Government’s Special Envoy on AMR in 2019.
Dame Sally was the Chief Medical Officer for England and Senior Medical Advisor to the UK Government from 2011-2019. She is a leading figure in global health, having served as a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board 2014-2016, and as co-convener of the United Nations Inter-Agency Co-ordination Group (IACG) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), reporting in 2019.
In November 2020, Dame Sally was announced as a member of the new UN Global Leaders Group on AMR, serving alongside Heads of State, Ministers, and prominent figures from around the world to advocate for action on AMR.
In the 2020 New Year Honours, Dame Sally became the second woman to be appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) for services to public health and research, having received her DBE in 2009. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014 and a member of the National Academy of Medicine, USA in 2015.
Join us for the most prestigious event in The Society’s calendar
Members can attend The President’s Lecture and Award Ceremony either in person at the Royal Society of Medicine in London or online. Registration will open on 1 September 2025. Please note, in person attendance is limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Visit our event page to find out more.