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Personal profile
Research Expertise
Director of SAMS
I am a marine scientist with considerable experience of leadership of complex organisations engaged in research, commercial income generation and education in environmental science.
I have led transformational change programmes in the public sector, including the introduction of new funding models, staff restructuring and cultural change. I am an experienced CEO and accounting officer for budgets >£55m pa and 500+ staff.
I am inspired by the wonders of the natural world. I am committed to public service and the standards expected of the ‘Seven Principles of Public Life’.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on extending marine planning zones to 12 nm from the coastal baseline.
Whyte, C., Tett, P., Hughes, A., Aleynik, D., Billing, S.-L., Fox, C., Owens, N., Wilding, T. A. & Benjamins, S., 10 Dec 2024, 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Key impacts of climate engineering on biodiversity and ecosystems, with priorities for future research
McCormack, C. G., Born, W., Irvine, P. J., Achterberg, E. P., Amano, T., Ardron, J., Foster, P. N., Gattuso, J. P., Hawkins, S. J., Hendy, E., Kissling, W. D., Lluch-Cota, S. E., Murphy, E. J., Ostle, N., Owens, N. J. P., Perry, R. I., Pörtner, H. O., Scholes, R. J., Schurr, F. M. & Schweiger, O. & 15 others, , 1 Oct 2016, In: Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. 13, 2-4, p. 103-128 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
36 Citations (Scopus) -
GbpA as a novel qPCR target for the species-specificdetection of vibrio cholerae O1, O139, Non-O1/Non-O139 in environmental, stool, and historical continuous plankton recorder samples
Vezzulli, L., Stauder, M., Grande, C., Pezzati, E., Verheye, H. M., Owens, N. J. P. & Pruzzo, C., 27 Apr 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 4, 17 p., e0123983.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access19 Citations (Scopus) -
The Continuous Plankton Recorder survey: How can long-term phytoplankton datasets contribute to the assessment of Good Environmental Status?
McQuatters-Gollop, A., Edwards, M., Helaouët, P., Johns, D. G., Owens, N. J. P., Raitsos, D. E., Schroeder, D., Skinner, J. & Stern, R. F., 5 Sept 2015, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 162, p. 88-97 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
44 Citations (Scopus) -
Sustained UK marine observations. Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going?
Owens, N. J. P., 28 Sept 2014, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 372, 2025, 15 p., 20130332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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All plankton sampling systems underestimate abundance: Response to "Continuous plankton recorder underestimates zooplankton abundance" by J.W. Dippner and M. Krause
Owens, N. J. P., Hosie, G. W., Batten, S. D., Edwards, M., Johns, D. G. & Beaugrand, G., 1 Dec 2013, In: JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS. 128, p. 240-242 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Ocean acidification: the other CO2 problem
Owens, N., 2008, Environment on the Edge 2007/08. United Nations, p. 59-69 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access
Press/Media
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Marine Science Nonprofit Elects "The Ocean" to Join its Board
12/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Why Has This Marine Research Institute Made The Ocean A Member Of Its Board? Expert Q&A
10/01/25
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Why Has This Marine Research Institute Made The Ocean A Member Of Its Board? Expert Q&A
10/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Scientists discover 'dark oxygen' at a depth of 4,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean: could reveal the origin of life
8/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Ground-breaking discovery of 'dark oxygen' in depths of Pacific Ocean baffles scientists
8/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Material Capable of Producing Oxygen Without Photosynthesis Found on Ocean Floor
26/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Parliamentary Written Evidence submitted to the Scottish Affairs Committee
Cottier, F. (Participant), Inall, M. (Participant), Miller, R. (Participant), Pond, D. (Participant), Wilson, B. (Participant) & Owens, N. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
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