Dr Ewan Woodley (He/his/him)

About me:

Ewan is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Exeter.

He is an environmental social scientist specialising in the construction of climate change and environmental knowledges, with particular interests in the role of social learning. Ewan has worked on a number of research projects funded through UKRI and external organisations. These are described on the ‘Research interests’ tab.

Broad research specialisms:

• Geographies of environment and sustainability
• Social learning for climate and environmental change
• Environmental education and The Climate Emergency

Fellowships

• Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA)
• Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)

Career

Ewan developed an interest in climate science during his undergraduate degree at Swansea University and further pursued this passion through a NERC/CASE-funded PhD at the same institution. He was involved with the EU Millennium Climate Change Project, through which he worked closely with a range of international climate scientists. He progressed to a postdoctoral position at the NERC isotope Geosciences Laboratory (British Geological Survey, Nottingham) in 2010 where he was involved with a number of international research projects studying both climatic variability and contemporary environmental issues. In 2011, Ewan joined the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter as an Associate Lecturer.

Ewan has gained significant experience in education leadership, most recently as Director of Education and Student Experience for Geography (2020-2023), overseeing the strategic development and operational running of the department’s degree programmes and processes of student support. Ewan currently holds the following departmental and university-level roles:

• Senior Academic Lead in Geography, line managing academic colleagues to support them in their job role and career development.
• Member of the University of Exeter Advocate Climate Taskforce (ACT).
• Member of the University of Exeter Sustainability Education Thematic Forum.

Qualifications:

BSc Geography (Wales)

PhD Geography (Wales)

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (University of Exeter)

Office hours (Term 1)

• Monday, 10:30-11:30
• Thursday, 13:30-14:30

Please email me to make an appointment.