Peter Calow

Emeritus Professor
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom

Professor Plant Sciences
Biography

Director Danish Environmental Assessment Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark (2005-present). SETAC Europe Education Award 2005. Honorary Professor, University of Roskilde, Denmark (2004-present). Emeritus Professor, Univeristy of Sheffield (2004-present). Professor of Zoology, University of Sheffield (1989-2004). Director ProActus (2002-2004). Director Environmental Businesses Network (1996-2003). Director of Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (1991-1995). Professor of Zoology & Head of Department, University of Sheffield (1984-1989). Warden Wolfson Hall of Residence, University of Glasgow, (1975-1984). Lecturer and Reader in Zoology, University of Glasgow (1981-1984)

Research Intrest

BOREAN Innovation is an innovation incubator. The Danish innovation incubators are created by The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science with the aim to create and develop knowledge-based entrepreneur companies.

List of Publications
Bickers D, Calow P, Greim H, Hanifin JM, Rogers AE, Saurat JH, Sipes IG, Smith RL, Tagami H, Panel TR. A toxicologic and dermatologic assessment of linalool and related esters when used as fragrance ingredients. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2003 Jul 1;41(7):919-42.
Forbes VE, Calow P. Population growth rate as a basis for ecological risk assessment of toxic chemicals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 2002 Sep 29;357(1425):1299-306.
Calow P, Forbes VE. The UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution gives risk assessment a vote of no confidence. Setac Globe. 2003;4:30-2.
Calow P, Forbes VE. Science takes a back seat in chemicals policy?. Newsletter-Cefic. 2004.