Sallie Lamb is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, at the University of Exeter.  An internationally recognised scholar in ageing, disability and rehabilitation, she is also an experienced methodologist in the area of clinical trials and high-quality evaluation of health care practice. 
Sallie has a strong commitment to improving the lives of older people through excellent research that answers difficult questions and can inform policy making and commissioning. She works to ensure research is translated into practice and to drive up the quality of methods and reporting used in medical research. Sallie has mentored and supervised many early career scientists, and is a strong advocate for team working and gender equality in the workplace.