Ian Cousins Professor

I grew up in the ancient capital of Anglo-Saxon England; the City of Winchester. I earned a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry at the University of York (1989) and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management at the University of Surrey (1991) before working as an Environmental Chemist in the water industry for 4 years (1991-1995). I returned to academia and earned a PhD at Lancaster University (1998), then worked as a Postdoc in Contaminant Fate Modelling at Trent University in Canada (1998-2001), and as a Visiting Researcher in Contaminant Fate Modelling at Stockholm University (2002-2004). I received the Swedish academic title of Docent in 2003, successfully applied for a position as Assistant Professor at Stockholm University in 2004, was promoted to the position of Associate Professor in 2008 and Full Professor in 2012. I have published >220 peer-reviewed journal articles and 10 book chapters, which have been well cited (designated as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2018, 2020, 2024 and 2025). I previously worked as Associate Editor of Chemosphere (2012-2018) and became Associate Editor of Environmental Science and Technology in 2020 and Associate Editor of Environmental Au in 2021. In 2023, I was listed among the 30 EU politicians and professionals who have had the greatest impact on European environmental policy in the past two years. This recognition comes from the ENDS Europe Impact List of 2023.