He held a number of important national positions during this time, such as chairman of the Science Board of the Science Research Council from 1979 to 1981 and then chairman of the Science and Engineering Research Council from 1981 until 1985.
Hän järjesti lukuisia tärkeitä kansallisia kantoja tänä aikana, kuten puheenjohtaja Science Board of Science Research Council 1979-1981 ja sen jälkeen puheenjohtaja Science and Engineering Research Council, 1981, kunnes 1985.