Ian Boyd, Defra Chief Scientific Advisor

Why Defra has an Earth Observation Centre of Excellence

Emily Dowdeswell, PhD Intern, Defra Chief Scientist's Office and Ian Boyd, Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, 7 April 2017 - Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Earth Observation, Open data, Software tools

Earth Observation technologies help us to understand how our actions affect our environment and are key to delivering better services through smarter use of data.

Leading in marine science: The Cefas Data Hub

Ian Boyd, Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, 20 December 2016 - Defra digital, Defra Science and Innovation, Open data

One of the greatest pleasures of being a Chief Scientific Adviser is to visit Defra’s research agencies and to sample the great work being done by its scientists. The work is ‘great’ because it is directly linked to real problems …

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