Professor Colvin is Professor of Pain Medicine and Deputy Associate Dean for Research at the University of Dundee, and a Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine. She co-leads an extensive research programme (Chronic Pain Research Group) with Prof Blair Smith, with numerous research grants and scientific publications. She leads the NHS Research Scotland Pain Network, and the Scottish Pain Research Community. She chaired the SIGN Guideline Development Group for Chronic Pain (SIGN 136, 2013), currently chairing the update group. She is leading a new international initiative on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. She was Editor of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (2010-March 2021) and is a current member of the BJA/ BJA Open Editorial Board (April 21-present).