Professor Dr. Bill Finnegan

Biography

Bill Finnegan is the Head of Programmes in Lifelong Learning Social Sciences at the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford. He also serves as the Sustainability Education Research Manager for Oxford’s Environmental Sustainability Team. Bill leads the Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium on Climate, which is an extra-curricular interdisciplinary skills programme aimed at undergraduate students. He is a co-investigator in the Education Training Climate project within the Department of Education and has contributed to creating the Museum of Climate Hope experience at Oxford's gardens, libraries, and museums. Bill holds an AB in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College, a Master of Environmental Science from Yale University, and a DPhil in Geography and Environment from the University of Oxford. He co-founded Tamarack Media, writes for The Conversation, and has produced short films for BBC Ideas. His research interests include sustainability and climate change education, with a focus on human geography and environmental education. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary skills development and pedagogies of hope in climate change education, incorporating creative methodologies and digital storytelling. Bill has served as an advisor for the National Project Excellence in Environmental Education and co-chaired the North American Association of Environmental Education’s Research Symposium.

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