Karl has been a freelance technical editor and copy-editor for 16 years, specialising in medical subjects but also in art history and architectural history, for a variety of publishing and non-publishing clients. He studied science at Massey University in his native New Zealand and has a BA in art history from the University of London. A freelance technical editor with the BMJ since 2000, he works chiefly in the News and the Views and Reviews sections and is responsible for the 10-Minute Consultations series.

Competing Interests

Have you in the past five years accepted the following from an organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Reimbursement for attending a symposium?
No

A fee for speaking?
No

A fee for organising education?
No

Funds for research?
No

Funds for a member of staff?
No

Fees for consulting?
No

Have you in the past five years been employed by any organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation?
No

Do you have any other competing financial interests?
No

I have no competing interests.