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Radical changes at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

3 April 2003

Radical changes are on the way at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). CEH is revamping the way it delivers its science and runs its business.

CEH is spread over a number of sites around the UK, with each site setting business targets that are largely independent of other sites. The new way of working will mean that the science needs rather than the site needs will dictate how resources are managed.

To enable this, CEH is looking for five dynamic Science Directors who will each lead one of these science programmes: Biodiversity, Water, Biogeochemical Cycles, Global Change, and Sustainable Economies.

The new Science Directors will manage the science budgets for each programme and will take a pivotal role in developing and implementing CEH's science strategy. They will coordinate expertise in each of the science areas to improve knowledge and understanding of the Earth's systems. They will address questions such as; 'how do changes in the air and on land affect rivers and lakes?'; 'how can we measure and manage environmental threats to biodiversity?'; 'how can we reduce uncertainty in predicting climate change and its effects?'

Further information

For further information about CEH and the recruitment of Science Directors contact:

Pat Nuttall
Director CEH
Tel: 01793 442524
Fax: 01793 442528

NERC Press Office
Natural Environment Research Council
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon, SN2 1EU
Tel: 01793 411727 or 411561
Mob: 07917 086369 or 557215

Notes

1. CEH's strategy complements and extends the science strategy of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science for a Sustainable Future.

2. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is the UK's Centre of Excellence in the terrestrial and freshwater environmental sciences. It was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of the Institutes of Hydrology, Freshwater Ecology, Terrestrial Ecology, and Virology & Environmental Microbiology. It comprises some 600 staff located at sites in Scotland, England and Wales and receives approximately half of its funding from NERC and the rest from government departments, the EU, and industry.

3. CEH is part of the UK's Natural Environment Research Council, which leads in providing independent research and training in the environmental sciences.

Press release: 06/03

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