Professor David Nutt is a leading psychiatrist and researcher with special expertise in drugs that affect the brain, as well as addiction, anxiety and sleep.

He is currently Edmond J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, and Director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Brain Sciences at the same institution.

Professor Nutt is highly engaged with the media and is passionate about informing the general public about drugs. A widely published author of articles and book chapters, his landmark book Drugs Without the Hot Air (2012) won the Transmission Prize for Communicating Science in 2014.

Recently, Professor Nutt has made headlines for the development of Aclarelle, a unique synthetic substitute for alcohol that does not cause hangovers or come with the health risks of alcohol. He has also carried out groundbreaking research into psychedelic drugs.

In 2010, The Times listed Professor Nutt as among the 100 most important figures in British science – the only psychiatrist on the list. He is currently Chair of the drugs advisory committee, DrugScience, and is a former president of the European Brain Council.