Editing Magnus Pyke (section)

== Promotion of science ==
Pyke became chairman of the Nutrition Society (Scotland) (1954–55), a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] (1956), council member of the [[Institute of Biology]] (1959–62), council member of the [[Society of Chemical Industry]] (1967–69) and president of the [[Institute of Food Science & Technology]] (1969–77).

He became a council member of the [[British Science Association|British Association for the Advancement of Science]] in 1968, then secretary, and finally chairman in 1973, a position he held until 1977.
He claimed that food manufacturers provided a social service and defended them against accusations of providing unhealthy products.<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Herald|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12584485.Dr_Magnus_Pyke/|title=Dr Magnus Pyke|work=The Herald |accessdate=27 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Magnus Pyke"/>