Alan is currently Professor of Musculoskeletal Health at Oxford University and Senior Fellow of Green College Oxford. He was previously Director of the Arthritis Research Unit at Manchester University and more recently the Medical Director of the research charity Arthritis Research UK.
He has written a number of books and over 500 research articles. During the Covid-19 outbreak he focused on communicating complex medical and scientific issues , arising from that virus, to a wider audience via his weekly blog. Outside
work, Alan is currently president of B’nai B’rith Cheshire, and over the past 20 years has designed and lead tours to several countries in Europe and Asia to explore the Jewish heritage and culture.