Natural Environment Research Council

"NERC began life in 1965 when a variety of environmental research organisations and surveys were brought together by Royal Charter.

"These organisations included the Nature Conservancy (UK), the Geological Survey of Great Britain, the National Institute of Oceanography and the Hydrological Research Unit and the British Antarctic Survey."

Executive Board
Accessed April 2012:


 * Chairman:  Professor Duncan Wingham - Chief Executive

Members:
 * Mark Bailey - Acting Director, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
 * Jonathan Bates - Interim Director, People & Skills
 * Paul Fox - Director, Finance & Operations
 * Ed Hill - Director, National Oceanography Centre
 * John Ludden - Director, British Geological Survey
 * Stephen Mobbs - Director, National Centre for Atmospheric Science
 * Philip Newton - Director, Science Delivery
 * Patricia Nuttall - Director, National Capability Integration
 * Alan O'Neill - Director, National Centre for Earth Observation
 * Nick Owens - Director, British Antarctic Survey
 * Phil Heads - Interim Director, Strategy & Partnerships


 * Non-Executive Director: Dr Michael Brooker
 * Secretary to NERC Executive Board: Mark Hinder

Contact
URL: http://www.nerc.ac.uk

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 * NERC Centre for Population Biology
 * Rebecca Willis
 * Lord Krebs - Chief Executive (1994-1999)
 * John Lawton - Chief Executive (1999-2005)