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Dr. Bob Bloomfield has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours list.
The Head of Special Projects and Innovation at the Natural History Museum was awarded the honour for services to science.
Dr Bob Bloomfield led the UK response to the International Year of Biodiversity working with diverse partners from more than 400 partner organisations in the UK and continues to promote the Decade of biodiversity.
Bob has an academic background in biological science but has devoted his career to science communication and public engagement around science issues including, and especially Evolution and Biodiversity.
Bob was a member of the NBN's National Societies and Recording Schemes Committee.