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Professor Marian Scott has been appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council’s Science Committee.
 
Professor Scott, of the School of Mathematics & Statistics, is one of five new appointments to the committee, who will begin serving at the start of next year. 
 
The Science Committee is NERC Council's main source of advice on scientific matters. It is responsible, among other things, for supporting development of NERC's strategic priorities, investments and policies.
 
Professor Scott’s research applies statistical methods to the environmental sciences, including the monitoring of air and water quality, the design of monitoring networks and environmental indicators, and quantifying the state of the environment.
 
Professor Scott has published more than 200 papers, and is a member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council. She was awarded an OBE in 2009 for her contributions to science and was presented with the Royal Statistical Society’s Barnett award in 2019 for her work in environmental statistics.
 
Professor Scott said: “I am honoured to be appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council's Science Committee at a time when developing our understanding of the impact of human activity on the natural world is vitally important.
 
“I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Science Committee and with researchers across the UK to help develop new approaches to science-based environmental policymaking and land management.”

First published: 27 September 2023