Sir Ian Lamont Boyd

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Sir Ian Boyd was awarded his honorary degree in recognition for his leadership in global scientific thinking on marine mammals and fisheries and in his role as Chief Scientist of Defra, providing critical input to the global debate on food-stocks and climate change

Professor Sir Ian Boyd was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government on Food and the Environment, a post he held for seven years, and is currently a professor at the University of St Andrews. He previously served as the first Director of the Scottish Oceans Institute and as Director of the Sea Mammal Research Unit. Sir Ian spent 14 years leading a research programme in Antarctica and is a recipient of the Bruce Medal for Polar Science and the Polar Medal.