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Recent Positions:

Director Part time and Flexible Studies, Division of Academic Innovation and Continuing Education, University of Stirling (1999-2006)
Manager of privately run Environmental Learning and Training Centre (2006 – present)
Visiting Academic, Institute of Education, University of Stirling (2006 – present)

Area and Length of Expertise:

Recent Research, Development and Consultancy and Organisations

Indicators : a Regional Lifelong Learning (R3L), European project 2002-2005
Young people’s interaction with the natural heritage through outdoor education : a research project commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage 2006
Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability, Forum for the Future/ Scottish Higher Education Funding Council 2000-2003

Qualifications, Recognitions, Positions, Memberships:

BSc (Hons) Environmental Botany and Geography from Southampton University
Academic Award Scot of the Year for Environment 2005, Institute of Contemporary Scotland
Board Member of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority (Scottish Executive appointment 2002 - 2009)
Vice Chairman Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Community Partnership (Strategic Partnership in community development 2004 - present)
Chairman Forth Environmental Link (2006 – present)
Elected Member of Scottish Sustainable Development Forum (National steering committee) (2006 – present)
Previous Depute Director and latterly
Previous Director, Scottish Environmental Education Council (1987-1994)

Selected Publications:

Nixon, J., Sankey, K., Furay, A. & Simmons, M. (1999) Education for sustainability in Scottish Secondary Schools: boundary maintenance or professional reorientation? Environmental Education Research, 5(3) pp. 305-318.
Sankey, K. and Osborne, M. (2006) 'Lifelong learning reaching regions where other learning doesn't reach'. In R. Edwards et al Researching learning outside the academy. London: Routledge (in press)