E. J. Milner-Gulland Explained

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Dame Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland (born 3 June 1967) is the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford, and director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science.[1] She is an expert on understanding and influencing human behaviour to reduce biodiversity loss, on enabling businesses to improve their environmental and social sustainability, and on controlling the illegal wildlife trade. She is particularly known for her work on the ecology and conservation of the Saiga Antelope.[2]

Early life and education

Milner-Gulland was born on 3 June 1967 in Cuckfield, Sussex.[3] She is the elder daughter of the renowned Russian scholar Robin Milner-Gulland and the artist Alison Milner-Gulland. She completed her undergraduate education at New College, Oxford in Pure and Applied Biology. She then went to Imperial College London to complete a PhD in conservation biology supervised by John Beddington.[4] Her thesis was entitled The exploitation of certain large mammals for trade: the implications for management which she submitted in 1991.[5]

Career

After completing her PhD, Milner-Gulland became a junior research fellow at New College, Oxford. In 1994, she became a lecturer in mathematical ecology at the University of Warwick. In 1998, she moved back to Imperial College, where she stayed until 2015. In 2007, she was appointed Professor of Conservation Science. In 2015 she became the Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Merton College. In 2019 she became an official fellow of Parks College (later renamed Reuben College)[6] where she was Theme Lead for Environmental Change.[7] However, she moved back to Merton College in 2021.

Milner-Gulland is a conservation scientist whose work is at the interface of social and biological systems. She is the founder and chair of the Saiga Conservation Alliance[8] and has launched a number of initiatives which aim to change the real-world conversation around conservation, including the Conservation Hierarchy approach to meeting a global vision of restoring nature, the Conservation Optimism movement and the Alliance of Nature Positive Universities. She is the Chair of the UK Government's Darwin Expert Committee and a Trustee of the UK WWF.[9] In 2015, Milner-Gulland became a Pew Fellow of Marine Conservation.[10] She is also a trustee of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.[11]

Honours and awards

Milner-Gulland was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to international conservation.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor EJ Milner Gulland . University of Oxford . en. 2018-04-01.
  2. Web site: Marsh Ecology Award. www.marshchristiantrust.org. 2018-04-01.
  3. Encyclopedia: Milner-Gulland, Prof. Eleanor Jane . UK Who's Who . en. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.286964 . Milner-Gulland, Prof. Eleanor Jane, (Born 3 June 1967), Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, since 2015; Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, since 2015 . 2016 .
  4. PhD . The exploitation of certain large mammals for trade: the implications for management . University of London . Milner-Gulland . Eleanor . October 1991 . 10044/1/8376 . free.
  5. Web site: J.. Milner-Gulland, E.. 1991. The exploitation of certain large mammals for trade: the implications for management . British Library .
  6. Web site: Parks College People . . University of Oxford . 2019-11-29 .
  7. Web site: 22 September 2020. Prof E.J. Milner-Gulland & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "Resetting our relationship with nature in a post-COVID world". Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. UK. 31 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Professor EJ Milner-Gulland . 2018-04-01. University of Oxford. en.
  9. Web site: WWF Trustees. 2018-04-01. WWF. en.
  10. Web site: E.J. Milner-Gulland, Ph.D.. www.pewtrusts.org. 2018-04-01.
  11. Web site: Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland . https://web.archive.org/web/20180414172125/http://wildlife.durrell.org/about/the-people/board-of-trustees/eleanor-jane-milner-gulland/ . 2018-04-14 . Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust . en. 2018-04-01.
  12. Web site: Marsh Award for Conservation Biology. 2018-04-01. www.marshchristiantrust.org.
  13. Web site: Eleanor Milner-Gulland. royalsociety.org. en-gb. 2018-04-01.