Claire Hopkins is a Consultant Rhinologist at Guy’s Hospital, a large tertiary referral centre in London, UK, and a Professor at King’s College London. She is the immediate Past-President of the British Rhinological Society, current Academic Chair of ENTUK/BACO, the President of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Section of Laryngology and Rhinology, and Secretary General of the European Rhinological Society. She is co-author of the European Position Statement on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps and the International Consensus on Rhinosinusitis. She has a large research program covering all aspects of medical and surgical management of rhinitis and sinus disease, with a focus on improving outcomes in the management of nasal polyps. She has recently been involved in highlighting the link between COVID-19 and loss of smell and taste, and studying the olfactory outcomes of those affected and the burden of associated disease.