Prof. Nicola Walshe received her PhD in Glaciology before transitioning into academia after working as Head of Geography in three UK secondary schools. She then joined Cambridge University, where she lectured and later led the Geography PGCE course for ten years. She later moved to Anglia Ruskin University, where she was promoted to Head of the School of Education and Social Care. She is the Pro-Director of Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, where she oversees the institution’s educational strategy. Additionally, she co-founded and serves as Executive Director of the UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education, which provides free, research-informed professional development to teachers across all disciplines and career stages. Her research focuses on curriculum and pedagogy, education, and environmental education.