Rate My Professor Joel Gill

Dr Joel Gill, FHEA, FGS, FRGS (he/him), is a Lecturer in Sustainable Geoscience at Cardiff University’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, where he also serves as Director of Public Engagement, coordinating outreach and implementing the school’s strategy using South Wales’ geological resources for place-based learning. He holds a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (2008), an MSc in Engineering Geology from the University of Leeds (2010), and a PhD in Geography (Natural Hazards) from King’s College London (2016). His career includes roles as Senior International Development Geoscientist (2021–2022) and International Development Geoscientist (2016–2021) at the British Geological Survey, as well as module teaching on natural hazards at King’s College London (2015–2016) and disaster risk reduction at the London School of Economics (2012–2016). At Cardiff, he leads the Year 3 Hazard, Risk, and Resilience module, the Environmental Geoscience Dissertation module, supervises projects on multi-hazard characterisation in the Global South, and contributes to MSc modules on environmental sustainability and risk assessment.

An interdisciplinary researcher, Dr Gill integrates natural and social sciences to advance multi-hazard risk management, natural hazard interactions, dynamic risk, and sustainable geoscience, with a focus on the science-policy-practice interface and geoscience’s contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He is lead editor of the book Geosciences and the SDGs (Springer, 2021) and co-author of key publications including “Reviewing and visualizing the interactions of natural hazards” (Reviews of Geophysics, 2014, with B.D. Malamud), “Hazard interactions and interaction networks (cascades) within multi-hazard methodologies” (Earth System Dynamics, 2016), and “Anthropogenic processes, natural hazards, and interactions in a multi-hazard framework” (Earth-Science Reviews, 2017). In 2025, he was awarded the Geological Society of London’s Coke Medal for excellence in geoscience contributions and service to the community. Dr Gill founded Geology for Global Development in 2011, serving as Co-CEO (Research and Impact), securing UN Framework Convention on Climate Change observer status (2021) and UN Economic and Social Council consultative status (2022). His work influences the UK Cabinet Office, International Science Council, and UNESCO. He chairs the Geological Society’s Ethical Principles Working Group (2025–present), served on its Council as Secretary for Foreign and External Affairs (2020–2023), and delivers public lectures such as the Geological Society’s 2019 lecture on Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development.