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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 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.
Simon’s current primary research interest is the trafficking of commodities by organised criminal groups and terrorist organisations, and the links between organised crime and political corruption.
He is also rsearching the links between environmental injustice and "green" technologies.
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 four PhD students and one DBA student, and has three 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 LLM Programme Leader and will be the BA Law & Criminology Programme Leader from 2023..
He is the module leader for:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Master, MA Education, University of Northampton
Award Date: 10 Feb 2019
PhD, Nuclear Unclear, University of Northampton
Award Date: 1 Feb 2011
Master, MA Environmental Law and Policy, Keele University
Award Date: 31 Jul 1998
Bachelor, LLB Business Law, Bournemouth University
Award Date: 31 Jul 1997
External Examiner, University of East London - University Campus of Football Business
23 May 2022 → 30 Sept 2025
External Examiner, Liverpool John Moores University
1 Oct 2018 → 1 Oct 2022
External Examiner, Buckinghamshire New University
1 Oct 2017 → 1 Oct 2021
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster › peer-review
Sneddon, S. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
Sneddon, S. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Editorial work › Research
Exall, K. (Author) & Sneddon, S. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
Sneddon, S. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar/Workshop › Research
Sneddon, S. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
Tedds, H. (Author), Sneddon, S. (Author), Clubb, R. (Author), Ollerton, J. (Author) & McCormick, W. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
Sneddon, S. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
Sneddon, S. (Author)
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
Tedds, H., Sneddon, S., Clubb, R., Ollerton, J. & McCormick, W.
24/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Student thesis: Master's Thesis