Delivering biodiversity net gain for infrastructure development through stakeholder engagement.

Author

Henry Grub

I grew up in Sussex with easy access to the beautiful British countryside and its wildlife, and have loved it from the very beginning. However, whilst as I child I enjoyed spending time outdoors, it was becoming increasingly apparent to me as I was growing up that the natural world was under serious threat. Now, I want to spend my time trying to shape a different trajectory for nature, so that my future children, grandchildren and so on, can enjoy countrysides the world over as I did.

I enjoy birdwatching, cycling, and trapsing around historic sites, and I’m on a life mission to see as many different bear species in the wild as I can before I die (I’ve still got a long way to go)!

I went to state school and didn’t come from an academic background – I’m passionate about widening access to academia and our top universities, and in return communicating science back to the general public. I completed a PhD at Imperial College London and the ZSL Institute of Zoology that investigated farmer viewpoints with respect to the management of bovine tuberculosis disease. Prior to that, I worked at ICCS coordinating the OxPOCH project.

So generally I’m in this job to see if I can try and save it so my future kids – and grandkids and so on – can enjoy it growing up as much as I did… and do still to this day!