Professor Peter Halligan

Biography

Professor Peter Halligan was Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales (CSAW) from March 2018 until February 2022.

Professor Halligan is a distinguished psychologist and neuroscientist. Since moving to Wales from his native Ireland, he has played a key role in a number of innovative developments including establishing the:

  • Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
  • Wales Research and Diagnostic Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Centre (PETIC)
  • Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (WICN)
  • Haydn Ellis Distinguished Lecture Series
  • Cardiff University Research Institutes

He left Cardiff University to join the Learned Society of Wales as Chief Executive in 2015.