Prof Simon Sneddon

Simon Sneddon read law at Bournemouth University, and graduated with a 2:1 LLB (Hons) Business Law. Whilst an undergraduate, Simon spent a year working for the British Railways Board Solicitors Department in Euston, and completed two independent consultancy reports on waste management, based in the Czech Republic and Canada.

From there he went on to complete an MA in Environmental Law and Policy at the University of Keele, before moving to the University of Cambridge as a research assistant on a multidisciplinary project on environmental valuation. In 2018 he completed a second MA, in Education, with a dissertation looking at Technology Enhanced Learning 

From Cambridge, Simon came to the then University College Northampton in 2000, where he was a full time lecturer and part time PhD student. His PhD explored the decision making process in relation to nuclear power in the UK.

From 2011-17, Simon was on the editorial board for the e-journal Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education, and is currently a reviewer for several academic journals, inclusing the Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, and Trends in Organised Crime.

In 2013, the first edition of his book “LawExpress: Environmental Law” was published by Pearson, and a second edition was published in 2015. In 2022 he co-edited and contributed to the Routledge book "Firearms Global Perspectives on Consequences, Crime and Control" and in 2024 his book "Unlocking Environmental Law" was published, also by Routledge.

Simon’s current primary research interest is environmental justice, and how this is impacted by policies and praxctices in areas such as food and technology.

He is also active in researching learning and teaching researching, and has successfully completed six funded research projects in this area.

He is currently supervising six PhD students and one DBA student, and has five PhD completions.

Leila Benseddik; English and Creative Writing

Doctoral Research Project.

Chigoziri Jack-Osimiri; Law

Doctoral Research Project

Intellectual Property - Trademarks.

Nicholas Jenzen-Jones; Sociology and Criminology

Doctoral Research Project.

Simon is the current LLM Programme Leader

He is the module leader for:

• Environmental Law and Justice (Level 5)
• Green Crime (Level 5)

He is part of the module team for:

• Tort Law (Level 5)