Leo Hickman is a journalist specialising in climate change and has been the editor and director of

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since 2015. Previously, he was a features journalist and editor with ''

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'' from 1997 to 2013. From September 2013 to December 2014, he worked as the chief advisor on

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for the UK branch of the

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Life

Hickman grew up in

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, about 400 yards away from what was to become the

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. He studied in the School of English and American Studies (ENGAM) at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

, graduating in Art History in 1994.

Work

Hickman wrote for the Ethical Living section of

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, offering advice on readers'

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concerns, and wrote two books on the theme: ''Life Stripped Bare: My Year Trying To Live Ethically'' and ''A Good Life''. In 2007, he published a third book, ''The Final Call'', discussing the ethics of

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, and in 2008 he published ''Will Jellyfish Rule the World?'', a book about

for children.

Awards

In 2020, Hickman was named "Editor of the Year" by the

Association of British Science Writers The Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) is the UK society for science writers, science journalists and science communicators. Founded in 1947, the ABSW exists to help those who write about science and technology, and to improve the sta ...

. In 2013, he was awarded an honorary DLitt by the

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, where he is a visiting lecturer in the department of

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

Publications

* '' Life Stripped Bare: My Year Trying To Live Ethically'' * '' A Good Life'' * ''

The Final Call ''The Final Call'' () is a newspaper published in Chicago. It was founded in 1979 by Minister Louis Farrakhan and serves as the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam. The magazine acts as the group's tool to spread their agenda, goals and ...

'' * '' Will Jellyfish Rule the World?''

References

External links

Leo Hickman on Guardian Unlimited

The Eco Audit blog
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