Director of the ESI, Professor Camille Bonneaud
Director of the ESI
Director of the ESI
“The environmental changes that we have set in motion are the greatest challenges that humanity has ever faced. But it is when we have everything to lose that we also have the most to gain. This is the time to change the way we live on our planet. At the ESI, we are imagining the solutions for the world of tomorrow, a world which places nature recovery, human wellbeing and the core values of democracy and social justice at its heart. There has never been a scarier but also a more exciting time to fight for environmental sustainability. I feel privileged to take on a role that supports the ESI in helping rebuild biodiversity rich land and seascapes in a way that also benefits our climate and society.”
Camille is a Professor in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Exeter in Cornwall, UK.
Her research focuses on the evolutionary ecology of host-pathogen interactions in natural populations, mainly of birds. She is particularly interested in understanding how emerging infectious pathogens jump into new host species and how they subsequently adapt to these novel host environments, as well as how host resistance/tolerance evolves.
Please contact Camille with ESI related enquires at esidirector@exeter.ac.uk or contact Amrita Sharma (PA) at a.sharma4@exeter.ac.uk.
ESI Associate Directors
Ilya Maclean
Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Associate Director for Research & Impact
Tiago De Melo Cartaxo
Exeter Law School, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Director for External Engagement
Tomas Chaigneau
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Associate Director for Global Engagement
Edvard Glücksman
Exeter Business School, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Associate Director for Student Engagement
Past ESI Directors
