Carolyn Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Water resource management specialist |
| Title | Frank Jackson Professor of the Environment, Gresham College |
Carolyn Roberts FRGS is a British water resource management specialist, and former Frank Jackson Professor of the Environment at Gresham College, London. She is a senior scientist at the University of Oxford's Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), which links business and universities in promoting environmental technology research and innovation. Roberts is a Fellow of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Chartered Scientist, a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Carolyn Roberts is a British water resource management specialist, and from 2014 to 2018 was the Frank Jackson Professor of the Environment at Gresham College, London. [1] [2] She is a senior scientist at the University of Oxford's Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), which links business and universities in promoting environmental technology research and innovation. [1] [2] She was formerly the director of the network, and was Head of the School of Environment and co-director of the Centre for Active Learning at the University of Gloucestershire. [1]
Roberts has co-edited four books. Her research focuses on water management issues, including how to minimise the environmental impact of development activities. [2] [3] She has worked on a number of cases for the police, including cases of bodies lost or found in water, and was class representative on a class action against six water companies accused of water pollution and overcharging. [4]
Roberts is a Fellow of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Chartered Scientist, a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. [2]
Since 2014 Roberts has been Chair of Society for the Environment. She is also the Thames Warden of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators, one of London’s modern Livery Companies. [2]