We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Gail Taylor (Dean of Life Sciences, UCL) is the new Chair of Sustainable Development Solutions Network UK.
Prof. Taylor is uniquely positioned to provide a vision for SDSN UK as it goes from strength to strength. She recently joined UCL as Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, having been Chair of Plant Sciences at University of California, Davis and before that Reader and Director of Research for the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton. Prof. Taylor’s research covers Plant, Environment and Sustainability Science, focused on the societal challenges of Sustainable Food and Energy Production and Adaptation to the Changing Environment, particularly through research that crosses disciplinary boundaries. She is currently a Coordinating Lead Author of the UN Environment Programme’s GEO-7 state of the planet report that will be published in 2026.
Prof. Taylor says “I am delighted to be the new chair of SDSN UK, hosted by UCL. This is a great opportunity to work together with other leading knowledge centres across the UK to develop and accelerate practical solutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is imperative that we identify transformative actions to address a planet in crisis and work together to implement these at local, national, and global scales by joining up research and innovation, education, and policy.”
