The House of Lords Appointment Commission has today announced that Professor Katherine J. Willis CBE, Principal of St Edmund Hall and Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Biology, has been appointed to the House of Lords as a non-party-political life peer.
The appointment recognises Professor Willis’ contribution to biodiversity science and to policy formulation in roles such as her membership of the government’s Natural Capital Committee and in scrutiny of the scientific evidence base underpinning the Government’s 25-year environment plan. Professor Willis will be taking up this role alongside her continuing duties as Principal of St Edmund Hall.
Professor Robert Whittaker, Vice-Principal, writes “This is a deserved and exciting appointment, boosting the scientific expertise available in the House of Lords on issues of biodiversity, natural capital and environmental sustainability. I am delighted to offer congratulations to Professor Willis on behalf of the governing body of St Edmund Hall.”
