Professor Ian Woodward
School of Biosciences
Emeritus Professor
- Profile
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- BA (1970) University of Oxford; PhD (1973) University of Lancaster
- NERC Research Fellow, University of Lancaster (1973-1975)
- Higher Scientific Officer, Grassland Research Institute (1975-1976)
- Lecturer, Department of Plant Science, University College Cardiff, University of Wales (1976-1979)
- Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Cambridge (1979-1991)
- Fellow, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge (1981-1991)
- Professor of Plant Ecology, Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, (1991-present)
- Research interests
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Research is concentrated into two main areas:
- modelling the impacts of environmental changes on vegetation at the global scale
- investigating the mechanisms controlling stomatal development, with particular emphasis on identifying the network of environmental responses
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Journal editor-in-chief: New Phytologist
- Editorial or advisory board: Climatic Change, Global Change Biology, Journal of Biogeography, Tree Physiology.