!!Simon Potts - Curriculum Vitae
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__Research Profile__
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*Director, Centre for Agri-Environmental Research (20 staff and >30 PhD students), School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading-\\
*Principal Investigator on multiple projects focusing on: environmental drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem services; role of ecosystem services in sustainable agriculture; and developing evidence-based management and policy options.-\\
*Raised >€10M in grant income since 2002 from NERC, BBSRC, LWEC, Darwin Initiative, Defra, EU, and industry-\\
*Currently supervising 11 PhD students with 43 PhD students completed-\\
*Published >200 papers including those in Nature, Science, Ecology Letters, TREE, Proc. Roy. Soc. B, Journal of Applied Ecology, Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology. H-index = 69.\\
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__Policy roles__
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*Co-Chair of UN Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) ‘Pollinator, Pollination and Food Production’ assessment\\
*Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO): Expert advisor for Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture\\
*European Commission, DG Environment (ENV), DG Research and Innovation (RTD), DG Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), and DG Health and Consumers (SANCO): Advisor\\
*European Food Standards Authority (ESFA): Advisor\\
*European Parliament: Advisor\\
*European Environment Agency (EEA): Advisor\\
*Convention for Biological Diversity: Advisor\\
*EU Pollinators Initiative (EPI): Advisor
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__NGO roles__
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*IUCN Wild Bee Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission: Co-Chair\\
*World Bee Project: Co-founder\\
*Berkshire Local Nature Partnership (BLNP): Executive Board Member\\
*Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT): Advisor
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__Business roles__
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*John Spaden Lewis Trust for Natural Sciences: Trustee\\
*Waitrose Agronomy Group: Advisor\\
*Innocent Drinks: Agricultural Sustainability Strategy Advisory Board\\
*Coop Biodiversity Strategy: Advisor\\ \\