Prof Vicky Pope

Vicky Pope had a long and varied career in the Met Office. She worked for many years on climate change. She led the development of some of the best climate models in the world and later ran the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme, acting as the interface between scientists and government and other key stakeholders including the media.

Prof Vicky Pope is Chair of the Devon Wildlife Trust and MEI (A charity that improves Maths Education for all). She is an independent member of the audit and risk assurance committee for Climate Change and Rural Affairs for Welsh government. 

She was the founding editor of ‘Climate Resilience and Sustainability’ for the Royal Meteorological Society. She is a Trustee of BRE Trust (Building Research Establishment) and In2ScienceUK. She is also the National Labs lead for the Association of Research Innovation and Technology Organisations (AIRTO).

Vicky had a long and varied career in the Met Office. She worked for many years on climate change. She led the development of some of the best climate models in the world and later ran the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme, acting as the interface between scientists and government and other key stakeholders including the media.

Organisation: Devon Wildlife Trust and MEI