Siân Rees

Siân is an Associate Professor in Social-Ecological Systems Research at the University of Plymouth, UK. She is a social scientist who has extensive experience of delivering research that influences marine conservation, management and policy.

Siân currently leads the Marine Social Science Research Unit within the University of Plymouth’s Marine Conservation Research Group. She is motivated to enable environmental science to link more strongly to human well-being and economic prosperity. Her team are impact-focussed, co creating and delivering research in partnership with statutory nature conservation agencies, sea users, NGOs, government departments and international organisations to support the sustainable and fair use of marine ecosystems.

Sian leads a number of international and national research projects. She is an advisor for both NERC and Defra’s Marine Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment.