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Committee members are responsible for advising the research council on funding new programmes and initiatives
The Natural Environment Research Council has appointed six members to its science committee, the research council announced on 3 February.
The new additions bring the committee up to 13 members, chaired by Graham Underwood, professor in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex.