Hall appoints an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellow

10 May 2023

Dr Steve Smith, Senior Research Fellow at St Edmund Hall and a Researcher at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment

St Edmund Hall is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Steve Smith as the new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellow.

Steve is a Senior Research Fellow at St Edmund Hall and a Researcher at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. He joined the Smith School from the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) where he co-led the Climate Science Team and played a role in the legislation of the UK’s net zero target. Previous to this, he was Head of Science at the Committee on Climate Change. He has a PhD in atmospheric physics from Imperial College London and is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Alongside his research and advice to government and businesses, Steve communicates climate change to children and wider audiences. He helped write Climate Crisis for Beginners by Usborne Books and was a contributor to the Ladybird book on Climate Change.

As representative of the Senior Common Room at St Edmund Hall, Dr Smith will be involved with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the Hall. On this, he shared:

“Since joining last autumn, I have seen many ways in which this college is a welcoming and diverse community. It is fantastic that St Edmund Hall is committed not only to maintain those qualities but to do more. I look forward to working with students, staff and Fellows to make good on the vision of a college where inclusivity, equality and diversity are understood, recognised and celebrated, and where there are no invisible barriers to individuals entering or reaching their full potential.”

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