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New DESNZ Chief Scientific Adviser appointed

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has appointed Professor Emily Shuckburgh to the role of Chief Scientific Adviser

Written by Gordon Walker 30 October 2025

Professor Shuckburgh, was Director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge’s major climate change initiative, and Professor of Environmental Data Science at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, She will succeed Professor Paul Monks, who has concluded his five-year term in the role.

Professor Shuckburgh was awarded an OBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2025. Her professional fellowships include FRMetS, HonFEI, FRGS, FRSA. In addition to her academic awards, she co-authored A Ladybird Book on Climate Change with HM King Charles III and Tony Juniper. 

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