Dr Kate Rawles

Senior lecturer in Outdoor Studies at The University of Cumbria

She also works freelance, including running Outdoor philosophy courses that aim to inspire a commitment to more sustainable ways of living. She was previously a lecturer in the philosophy department at Lancaster University, specialising in ethics, environmental ethics, sustainable development and animal welfare issues. Kate has a long-standing interest in figuring out what academia has to say about ethics and values, and how to communicate that to professionals in other fields. She lectures on ethics and values in sustainable development, conservation and animal welfare, and has published a range of articles in these areas. She is academic director of Forum for the Future's innovative Reconnections course, and has been an independent consultant for Nirex UK on ethical issues in radioactive waste management. Her current main project is the Carbon Cycle (2006) - a slide show based on her 4,500 mile trip from El Paso to Anchorage, raising awareness of climate change issues. She is working on the Carbon Cycle book.