Our academics serve on a range of research, government and industry advisory boards and hold senior leadership roles with professional bodies. International Professor Eliza Calder Member, UK Foreign Office Scientific Advisory Committee for Montserrat Expert Witness, Government of New Zealand Inquiry into White Island Eruption Disaster Professor Chris Dibben Member, Scottish Advisory Group on Evidence for Policy Making Professor Stuart Haszeldine Zero Emissions Platform: European industry and research advisory body to EU Commission Professor Murray Roberts Member, Expert Panel United Nations Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment Dr Krithika Srinivasan South Asia Advisor and Member, Board of Directors for US-based NGO, Farm Forward Advisor to the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations National Professor Jaboury Ghazoul Member Expert Committee on Forest Science for Forest Research, the UK's national forest research provider Professor Simon Harley Member, UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management; the Advisory group to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Professor Stuart Haszeldine Member, Science Advisory Council - EPSRC Energy Programme Carbon Capture and Storage: Ministerial Council Government Carbon Capture and Storage advisory group, Scotland Professor Gabi Hegerl Chair (2014-2016) of the Science Review Group of the UK Met Office Hadley Centre Member (2009-2014) of the Science Review Group of the UK Met Office Hadley Centre Professor Ian Main Member, UK Office for Nuclear Regulation Expert Panel on External Hazards Professor Jamie Pearce Member, Advisory Group, Tobacco Pricing and Availability, NHS Scotland. Member, Grant Assessment Panel, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ESRC appointed representative, Research Advisory Group, NHS Digital College of Expert Reviewers, European Science Foundation 2018 Review Group, Air Pollution Strategy, Public Health England Professor David Reay Member, Sustainable Renewal Advisory Group, Scottish Government Academic Advisory Panel for Rural Policy and Climate Change, Scottish Government University of Edinburgh lead, COP26 Universities Network Steering Group Advisor, Green Jobs Taskforce, UK Government Advisor, Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), Scottish Government Advisor, Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan (CESAP) Expert Group, Skills Development Scotland Evidence lead, Scotland’s Climate Assembly Advisor, ‘Farming 1.5’ Inquiry, Scottish Government Scottish Water Net Zero Advisory Panel Zero Waste Scotland Decoupling Advisory Group Climate Change Advisory Panel, National Farmers' Union Scotland Professor Niamh Shortt Member, Scottish Government/NHS Scotland Advisory Board on Minimum Unit Price Evaluation NHS Project Advisory Board on Price and Availability of Tobacco Professor Simon Tett Member, NERC Strategic Programme Advisory Group Professor Kathy Whaler Member, NERC Training Advisory Board Advisory Committee for Earth Observation of the European Space Agency (ESA) Professional body senior leadership roles Professor Robert Bingham President, International Glaciological Society, British Branch Member, UK National Committee of Antarctic Research Professor Kate Heal President, International Commission on Water Quality Professor Simon Mudd President, British Geomorphology Society Professor Kathy Whaler President, International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy Vice-President, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (nominated by UK National Committee) Professor Anton Ziolkowski Vice president (Geophysics), Royal Astronomical Society This article was published on 2024-07-01