Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is made up of outstanding & committed individuals from academia, business and NGOs.

Sniffer's board is responsible for our governance and setting our strategy.

Ragne Low (Chair)

Ragne is Chair of the Sniffer Board and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde where she is responsible for external engagement and research impact. Ragne has been working in the field of energy and climate change for a decade, most recently as Programme Manager for ClimateXChange – the Scottish Government funded Centre of Expertise on Climate Change. She comes from a public policy background, with nine years’ experience at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ruth Wolstenholme

Ruth has grown Sniffer from its role coordinating environmental research in the early 1990s, to the knowledge broker that it is today. She enjoys working for a small company that brings people with different perspectives together to find creative solutions, and sees climate resilience as key to tackling many challenges worldwide. With a background in consultancy and having worked with environmental agencies Ruth is focused on making change happen by working in partnership, developing tools and building capacity.

David Dunsire (Company Secretary)

David is a Corporate Consultant at Lindsays in the Corporate and Commercial team and has been advising businesses and third sector organisations for the last 35 years. He has expertise in advising clients on areas such as company law, corporate finance and charity law.

Iain Thom

Iain is a Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) researcher, working in the Brexit, Environment and Rural Affairs Unit. He studied Environmental Geoscience at the University of Edinburgh and has taken an interest in Scotland's political, policy and personal response to climate change throughout his career.

Ian Morgan

Ian Morgan, Sniffer Board

Ian brings a great wealth of governance experience and currently works as Risk & Compliance Manager for a global manufacturing company. He also works as a pension trustee and has a background in supply chains and finance. He holds a degree in Environmental Studies and loves reading about Byzantine history.

Brian Alexander

Brian's background has covered roles in a wide number of sectors, from manufacturing, service, motor industry,construction, economic development, charity sector, intermediate labour markets,life insurance and latterly the energy industry. His experience covered finance, complex funding, insurance, company secretarial, treasury and acquisitions, across a wide range of companies from SME to multi nationals.

Jennifer Robson

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FRM2021 | Flood Risk Management and green recovery | Save the date

FRM2021 Flood risk management and green recovery conference will be taking place 1 - 5 February 2021
Rod Bain, Project Manager

Rod trained initially in music, which led to ten years managing creative industries projects. A growing interest in sustainability led Rod to low-carbon transitions project work and PhD research in sustainability and management at University of St Andrews. Since then, he’s been lecturing on sustainability and social innovation. He’s passionate about sustainability and enjoys working with artists, business leaders, community activists, and policymakers on transitions projects.
CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures

Sniffer is a partner in CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures, a transdisciplinary project that will identify how the arts can address climate change and its effects through identifying existing, often hidden transformational, creative practices.
Flood Risk Management Conference 2020

Scotland's Flood Risk Management Conference in 2020 was entitled Managing Flood Risk in the Context of the Climate Emergency. Read the official report and watch videos from the conference.

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Flood Risk Management Conference 2018

The 2018 conference was held at the Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow from 5-6 February. A full conference summary report and all the presentations from the conference are now available to download. Thank to all those who contributed and attended for making another successful year.
Climate Ready Clyde

Sniffer is helping to increase the Glasgow City Region's resilience to climate impacts through the Climate Ready Clyde initiative. By bringing together key organisations to work in partnership on climate change adaptation, we are ensuring Scotland's biggest population centre is prepared for the challenges of future climate.
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Adaptation Scotland

Sniffer is helping Scotland get ready for the impacts of climate change by raising awareness of climate risks and opportunities, and creating catalysts for collaborative action through the Adaptation Scotland Programme.
WFD95 A Functional Wetland Typology for Scotland Field Report 2009[Final Report]