Professor Brian Norton:

There are 12 on the team. It is unacceptable that there is one woman but we have a structural problem in that unlike the universities where there is a rotation of posts and things will change rapidly, people are appointed to particular roles until their retirement. The rate at which one can change is limited in that regard. It is dependent on colleagues resigning or retiring and the ability to replace them. The rate at which we change that has inherent limitations. That is a subject of great regret.

We are beginning to see change coming through the organisation and that is encouraging but it is a fact that it is a challenge coming to senior level.