Name
Rosie Hails
Job Title
Director of Nature & Science
Company
National Trust
Speaker Bio
The National Trust appointed ecologist Professor Rosemary Hails MBE DSc hc FRSB as their first Chief Scientist in 2018 and received ‘Independent Research Organisation’ status in 2019.
Rosie leads the National Trust’s Nature & Science team to achieve the Trust’s recently announced strategic objectives of Restoring Nature, Ending Unequal Access & Inspiring People to care for nature.
Rosie is uniquely placed to oversee the Trust’s nature restoration work, along with developing the Trust’s research portfolio and ensuring key decision making is backed by scientific evidence.
Her research career spans over three decades, including over 200 publications, five books, over £44 million in grants, chair of the Biodiversity Expert Committee, member of Defra’s Science Advisory Council,
one of three NERC funded RENEW directors and numerous awards, including an MBE for services to Environmental Research in 2000.
Rosie leads the National Trust’s Nature & Science team to achieve the Trust’s recently announced strategic objectives of Restoring Nature, Ending Unequal Access & Inspiring People to care for nature.
Rosie is uniquely placed to oversee the Trust’s nature restoration work, along with developing the Trust’s research portfolio and ensuring key decision making is backed by scientific evidence.
Her research career spans over three decades, including over 200 publications, five books, over £44 million in grants, chair of the Biodiversity Expert Committee, member of Defra’s Science Advisory Council,
one of three NERC funded RENEW directors and numerous awards, including an MBE for services to Environmental Research in 2000.