Prof. Dr Geoffrey Boulton
International Science Council and University of Edinburgh
Geoffrey Boulton is Regius Professor of Geology Emeritus and former Vice Principal at the University of Edinburgh. He chaired the Royal Society’s report on “Science as an Open Enterprise” and the International Science Council’s Report Opening the Record of Science: making scholarly publishing work for science in the digital era. Until recently was a member of the UK Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology and President of the Commission on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA). His research, for which he has received many national and international awards, is in the fields of environmental geology and glaciology.