Professor Sir John Beddington: Emergencies, Evidence and Policy

Join the British Ecological Society and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative for Emergencies, Evidence and Policy, a free public lecture by Professor Sir John Beddington, Senior Adviser at the Oxford Martin School and former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government.

Sir John will share his experiences as Chief Scientific Advisor, including responding to emergencies ranging from the 2009 influenza pandemic and the closure of UK air space by volcanic ash in 2010 to the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.

The lecture will be chaired by Dr Bhaskar Vira, Director of the University of Conservation Research Institute.

Register for your free place here.