Professor Tim Acott BSc, PhD

Part Time Research Professor (2023 -)
Director of Greenwich Maritime Centre (2015-2020)
Director of Learning and Quality (NRI) (2002-2003)
Programme Leader BSc Environmental Science, BA/BSc Geography (2006-2012)

• Member Defra Advisory Group for ‘Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment’ since 2021.
• Chair Coastal/Marine Research group, RGS, 2016-2019
• 2018 - present, Co-Chair/founder member international Marine Social Science Network

Dr Acott's research interests can be broadly grouped under the heading 'environmental geography'. He is interested in the myriad and diverse entanglements of people and nature as seen through an interdisciplinary perspective and is happy to cross the borders of science, social science and art in order to bring new perspectives to contemporary issues with sustainability as a central element. Specific research interests include: sense of place (particularly linked to art and photography), cultural ecosystem services, diverse values, co-constructionism and social wellbeing applied to resource management issues including wetlands, coasts and small-scale fisheries.

Since 2009 funded projects include:

2021 – 2024: Co-Leader for a UKRI funded project ’ “Integrating diverse values into the sustainable management of marine resources in the UK”, (ESRC and NERC), particular focus on diverse values and arts based research, Total award £1.8M funded through the SMMR program.

2020 – 2022: Co-I for AHRC funded project called ALERT 4 DM - Art and Artists in Landscape and Environment Research Today for Decision Making, Total project value £100,000.

2021: Research Consultant for Natural England: Nature Visuals Social Research, Jan – April 2021. Interviews, expert opinion and report on the use of photography to represent nature in publications.

2018 - 2019: Co-I for Natural England / Defra funded project called “Living Coast: Understanding Local Community Perspectives and Values on the English Coast Path”. Marine Conservation Society are leading the project with UoG as a sub-contractor. Total project value £61,441 (UoG £26,274.98).

2016 - 2019: Principal Investigator for a joint UK Research Council (AHRC / ESRC / NERC) funded project titled, Taking the bite out of wetlands: Managing Mosquitoes and the socio-ecological value of wetlands for wellbeing. Total value of award £1.3M. Co-investigators and consultants include University of Bristol, Cranfield University, University of Brighton, Forest Research, Public Health England.

2015: Principal Investigator for Interreg IVa cluster funding to support a project titled: ‘Tourism for Inshore Fishing, Food and Sustainability’ (TOURFISH). Value €541,672.

2012 - 2014: Principal Investigator for an Interreg IVa 2 Seas funded project called the ‘Geography of Inshore Fishing and Sustainability (GIFS). Total project budget €4,600,306.

2009 - 2012: Principal Investigator for the University of Greenwich element of a European INTERREG 4a funded collaborative project, CHARM III (Channel Habitat Atlas for Resource Management), investigating the contribution of marine fishing to sense of place and identity in coastal communities on both sides of the English Channel (value €935,171).

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