He was a member of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education that published an influential report in 1997 .
From 1988 to 1993 , Lord Oxburgh was chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence , and Rector of Imperial College London from 1993 -- 2000 .
Oxburgh was a chief scientific adviser of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education that published an influential report in 1997 .
From 1988 to 1993 , Lord Oxburgh was chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence , and Rector of Imperial College London from 1993 -- 2000 .