University Of Gloucestershire Appoints Its First Professor Of Sustainabili
A leading Professor of Sustainable Development, Daniella Tilbury has joined the University of Gloucestershire and will head up a new Sustainability Institute.
The Institute, under the leadership of Professor Tilbury, will co-ordinate the wide range of sustainable practises currently undertaken by the University, which has established an international reputation for it’s achievements in sustainability theory, leadership and practise.
Professor Tilbury, who comes to Gloucestershire from the Macquarie University in Sydney, was the founding director of the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES), which was established by the Australian government department of the environment and heritage. Her research work in strategic development has attracted over six million dollars from national and international resources including the United Nations, World Conservation Union, the European Union and British Council.
Since undertaking her doctoral study at the University of Cambridge in the 1990s, Professor Tilbury has facilitated sustainability, education and change management programmes for NGOs, corporate and government agencies across the globe, has lectured in over 50 universities and produced over 100 books and articles.
Professor Tilbury holds a number of high-profile international roles including chairing
the United Nation’s Global Monitoring and Evaluation Experts’ Group for the Decade of Education in Sustainable Development and co-leads the UNESCO-IUCN Indicators project in the Asia Pacific.
“There is a real opportunity for the University to contribute meaningfully, and uniquely, to the global sustainability agenda.” said Professor Tilbury.
“We will be building upon our excellent portfolio of sustainability work to provide education, training, research and support for policy-makers and leaders in both the public and private sector.”
The University of Gloucestershire is recognised as a sector leader in sustainability by the Sustainable Development Commission, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and for being the first English university to achieve registration to ISO 14001,
the internationally recognised standard for Environmental Management systems.
The University embeds it’s commitment to sustainability through its teaching, research, management, administration, supporting business and industry and by working with local authorities.
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