IUKWC - Key Persons
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- Head of West Africa Office
Alexia has a financial services background at leading institutions including Barclays, HSBC, and GIC in Paris, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. She served as Finance Director and Centre Director at the Oceanographic Institute, Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation from 2013 to 2019.
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- Research Associate Field Ecologist
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Director of Partnerships and Impact
Alison is the Executive Director of Partnerships & Impact at UKCEH. Before joining UKCEH Alison was Deputy Executive Chair of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation. Alison works across UKCEH, external partners and funders to ensure our science is accessible, used and makes a tangible difference to people across the UK and internationally.
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- Trustee Director
- Senior Adviser to Businesses and NGOs
Benet is a senior adviser to businesses and NGOs. He was formerly Director of Corporate Responsibility for the John Lewis Partnership. He is a Trustee of Green Alliance and is Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Environment Network. He has been Deputy Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales and Chief Policy Adviser to Greenpeace UK.
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- Interdisciplinary Ecologist
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- Hydroclimate Data Scientist
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- Net Zero Land Use Scientist
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- Hydrological Analyst and Modeller
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- Atmospheric Composition Change Group Leader, Environmental Scientist
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Science Area Head, Pollution
Claus's research revolves around developing the understanding of how the environment and its organisms deal with stressors, both man-made and natural, as well as their combinations.
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- Head of Research Development and Impact
With a background in Physics, Colin has a PhD from Southampton University and an MBA from the Open University.
Dr. Ingo Schüder
Commercial Training Manager
Ingo has a PhD from Newcastle University in Integrated Pest Management in Horticulture. He has previously worked on Green Infrastructure, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture.
Mr. Charlie Stratford
Head of Business and Partnership Development
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Acting Science Area Head - Soils & Land Use / Group Leader - Molecular Ecology
Dan is the acting Science Area Head for Soils and Land Use. His research focuses on the application of DNA sequencing and analysis to understand how the structure and function of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems respond to environmental change.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Science Director
Doug is Science Director at UKCEH. He sets science strategy for the organisation and is responsible for delivering a programme of research that spans water, land and air.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Science Area Head - Atmospheric Chemistry & Effects
Eiko is an Environmental Physicist, leading the Group ‘Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange & Effects' within the Science Area 'Atmospheric Chemistry & Effects' at UKCEH's Edinburgh site.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Head of National Capability Integration and Outreach
Eleanor is the acting Science Area Head for Water resources. Her main area of work is to represent the land surface in meteorological and hydrological models.
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- Hydrological and Land Surface Modeller
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- Biogeochemist Data Scientist
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- Senior Soil Health and Carbon Specialist
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- Environmental Social Scientist
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- Emerging Contaminants Scientist
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- Environmental Social Scientist
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- Ecosystem and Green House Gases Scientist
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- Commercial Training Manager
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- Environmental Data Scientist
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- Wildlife Monitoring Engineer
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- GIS Spatial Environmental Scientist
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- Animal Population Ecologist
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- Nutrient Hydrochemist. Group Leader. River Water Quality and Ecology
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- Field Instrumentation Technician
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- Ecologist, Ornithologist & GIS Specialist
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- Animal Population Ecologist
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- Coastal Ecosystem Scientist
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- Group Leader, Ecology Evolution and Environmental Change
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- Group Leader, Hydrological Forecasting Deputy Science Area Head, Hydro - Climate Risks
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- Chief Executive
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Trustee Director
- Chief Executive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dr Stuart Wainwright OBE is Chief Executive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, taking up this position in June 2023.
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- Senior Science Project Manager
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- Greenhouse Gas and Soil Carbon Scientist
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Director for People and Operations
Gill leads UKCEH people management and internal communications approach, provision of facilities and health and safety and environment policy and advice. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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- Hydrological Data Manager
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- Trustee Director
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Judith has 40 years' experience in the food and drink industry, notably as Sainsbury's brand director from 2004-2021. She is currently deputy chair of The Environment Agency and a trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. A biochemist and nutritionist with an honorary doctorate in agriculture, Judith chaired the UK Government's AgriTech Leadership Council from 2013 to 2018. She received an OBE in 2015 for services to farming and the food industry.
Linda was previously Managing Director of Oxford University Innovation, the University of Oxford's technology commercialisation company. Prior to this she spent over 25 years in industry with ICI, Zeneca and Monsanto involved in the technical and commercial management of developing bioproduct.
Lynette has extensive board-level experience of leading culture and business transformation and supporting business leaders to translate their plans into customer-oriented solutions. She has worked as HR Director and specialist Director of Talent and Resourcing across a wide range of corporate organisations worldwide, most recently as Director, HR Transformation and Operations at HMRC.
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- Marie Sklodowska - Curie Early Stage Researcher
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- Numerical Modeller & Data Wrangler
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- Head of Business and Partnership Development
Charlie has a research background in wetland hydro-ecology and currently holds a NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship focussing on natural capital.
Nicholas has more than 25 years' experience in sustainable development, working as an environmental planner in professional practice, in research, education and extension for rural management and, latterly, in innovation management.
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- Senior Contaminant Data Scientist
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- Scientific Support - Lakes Group
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- Environmental Contaminant Scientist ( Radioecologist )
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Science Area Head, Hydro - Climate Risks
Nick is Science Area Head for Hydro-Climatic Risks. He represents UKCEH on the Steering Group of the Natural Hazards Partnership (NHP) and provided hydrological advice for the National Flood Resilience Review, the Pitt Review and the UK Foresight Flooding programme.
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- Head of Environmental Digital Strategy
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Associate Director of International Research and Development
- Director of International Research & Development at UKCEH
Harry is Director of International Research & Development at UKCEH. His research background is as a hydrologist specialising in hydrometric monitoring networks. Harry has extensive experience engaging with UN and other international organisations on research, policy and capacity development.
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- Trustee Director
- Principal and Vice - Chancellor at the University of Dundee
Iain is Principal and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Dundee. He was formerly Director of Science and Innovation at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and lead director for international research across all seven UK Research Councils that are now part of UKRI. Iain is an Honorary Fellow at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).
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- Formerly Radioecologist Group Leader
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Science Area Head, Biodiversity
Richard provides scientific leadership for biodiversity research in UKCEH. He is also leads the Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ASSIST) national capability programme and leads the research partnership agreement between Defra and UKCEH.
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- Atmospheric Model Data Analyst
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- Director of Finance
- Member of the Executive Committee
Sam leads the finance aspects of UKCEH's operations. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Sam was previously Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and before that he spent 13 years at BP plc in various finance roles.
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- Marie Sklodowska - Curie Early Stage Researcher
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- Senior Science Project Manager