Richard Brereton is Emeritus Professor at Bristol University and Director of Brereton Consultancy. He obtained his BA, MA and PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK). He has authored over 400 publications, 8 books and 15 book chapters. Prof. Brereton is Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Statistical Society and Royal Society of Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief of Heritage Science and acted as referee for over 40 journals.