Peter McGrath obtained his BSc (hons) in Zoology from the University of Glasgow, 1984, and his PhD from the University of Leeds, UK, in 1989. His 10-year research career focused on the insect transmission of plant viruses.

From 1997, he established his own business as a freelance journalist focusing on scientific, agricultural and environmental issues.

He joined TWAS in 2003 as a writer/editor. From 2006, he began overseeing the implementation of TWAS’s core programmes, including South-South fellowships, other exchange programmes, research grants and various prizes, as well as the activities of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). In 2011, he was also appointed Coordinator of the TWAS Science Policy/Science Diplomacy programme.

In November 2013 he took over as Coordinator of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). Among his duties at IAP, he acts as Secretary to the IAP Science Education Programme’s Global Council and is one of three IAP experts appointed the International One Health Coalition.

He also retains his position as Coordinator of the TWAS Science Policy/Science Diplomacy programme.