Dr John Holmes
Senior Research Fellow
| Email: | johnho@earth.ox.ac.uk |
| TEL: | +44 (1865) 272058 |
| FAX: | +44 (1865) 272072 |
Research Profile
John Holmes research is concerned with improving the use of science in environmental policy making and regulation. His work addresses a range of issues associated with science-into-policy processes including the framing of research questions and consequent development of effective research programmes, processes to enhance the interaction of the science and policy communities, mechanisms for translation from research results to useful policy inputs, and issues of transparency and stakeholder engagement.
Recent activities on science-policy issues have included:
- leading the work in this area for the Environment Research Funders Forum (which brings together the main UK Government funders of environmental research - see: http://www.erff.org.uk/publications/reports/index.aspx)
- studies of research management, communication and application for environmental ministries and regulators in Europe (see for example:
http://www.skep-era.net/site/files/WP4_final report.pdf and
http://www.marifish.net/publications/D1.10-Communication.pdf) - supporting the Environment Agency (the sponsors of his fellowship) on a wide range of issues relating to improving its management and uptake of research.