Simon Potts - Curriculum Vitae#
Research Profile
- 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.
Policy roles
- 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
NGO roles
- 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
Business roles
- John Spaden Lewis Trust for Natural Sciences: Trustee
- Waitrose Agronomy Group: Advisor
- Innocent Drinks: Agricultural Sustainability Strategy Advisory Board
- Coop Biodiversity Strategy: Advisor
