Phil Collins (BA (Hons), PhD, FGS, FRGS) is Deputy Dean in the College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences and a reader in Geology & Geotechnical Engineering at Brunel University London, London, UK. He completed his doctoral research into the Quaternary geology of the Kennet Valley at the University of Reading in 1994 before undertaking postdoctoral studies into relative sea level change in the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences at the West London Institute. He became a lecturer at Brunel University College in 1995 and then moved to the Uxbridge Campus of Brunel University in 1997. In 2007, university restructuring saw him join the Department of Mechanical Engineering, where he led the establishment of the new civil engineering degree programme. He was appointed acting head of the newly formed civil engineering subject area in 2009, became Associate Dean of the new college in 2014, and then Vice Dean in 2017. In 2024 He was appointed as Deputy Dean. He continues to teach and conduct research Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering with specialisms in assessing change in ground and surface systems using geotechnical, geological, geomorphological and experimental techniques. He also has an active interest in sustainable materials.