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Professor of Environment and Development, The Open University

Shonil Bhagwat is an environmental geographer with broad research interests at the cross-section between natural and social sciences. Most of his research investigates ‘social-ecological systems’ at various spatial scales, from landscapes to continents; and at various temporal scales, from seasonal to millennial.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Professor of Environment and Development, The Open University
  • 2015–2020
    Senior Lecturer in Geography, The Open University
  • 2013–2015
    Lecturer in Geography, The Open University
  • 2009–2013
    Course Director: Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, University of Oxford

Education

  • 2002 
    University of Oxford, DPhil in Tropical Forest Diversity and Conservation