Professor Susan Jobling
Professor
Heinz Wolff Building - Ground Floor
- Email: susan.jobling@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266284
Summary
I am interested in how environmental contaminants affect the health of wildlife and humans as exposure to these is a part of our everyday lives, particularly in urban environments where 80% of UK citizens live and work. My early work focused on the ability of environmental contaminants to mimic chemical messengers (hormones) and alter functioning of the reproductive and endocrine systems as well as exploring new methods and models with which to determine the safety of industrial chemicals and understanding the role of exposure to these chemicals in the manifestation of effects in fish from individual to population levels. From a regulatory perspective, this work has been influential in the development of widespread controls on some chemicals and I am always keen to make sure that my research informs policy. Over the last decade or so, I have turned my attention to researching solutions to environmental pollution, bringing academic disciplines, sectors, and nations together to form strong consortia, transforming research into action to drive positive change to the environment and society at large. As Founder and Director of the first interdisciplinary research Institute of Environment, Health, and Societies at Brunel University London (2014 - 2020) I brought together 150 researchers from across the University to enable novel, cross-disciplinary research approaches. Currently (2021-2024) I am leading Plastics in Indonesian Societies (PISCES), an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international partnership and research program to research and remedy plastic pollution, providing evidence-based solutions and system change interventions under a circular economy framework. I am interested in collaborating with those working in disciplines other than my own to drive improvements in environment al quality to protect ensure the safety of the planet that we live on.
Qualifications
- 1991: BSc. (Hons) degree in Zoology with Marine Zoology, Upper Second Class (2i) degree. Bangor University College of North Wales.
- 1994: PhD Environmental oestrogenic chemicals and their effects on sexual development in male rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum)
Newest selected publications
Nicol, E., Stevens, JR. and Jobling, S. (2017) 'Riverine fish diversity varies according to geographical isolation and land use modification'. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (19). pp. 7872 - 7883. ISSN: 2045-7758 Open Access Link
Solecki, R., Kortenkamp, A., Bergman, Å., Chahoud, I., Degen, GH., Dietrich, D., et al. (2016) 'Scientific principles for the identification of endocrine-disrupting chemicals: a consensus statement.'. Archives of Toxicology, 91 (2). pp. 1001 - 1006. ISSN: 1432-0738 Open Access Link
Mills, MR., Arias-Salazar, K., Baynes, A., Shen, LQ., Churchley, J., Beresford, N., et al. (2015) 'Removal of ecotoxicity of 17α-ethinylestradiol using TAML/peroxide water treatment'. Scientific Reports, 5 (1). pp. 10511. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link
Hamilton, PB., Nicol, E., De-Bastos, ESR., Williams, RJ., Sumpter, JP., Jobling, S., et al. (2014) 'Populations of a cyprinid fish are self-sustaining despite widespread feminization of males'. BMC Biology, 12 (1). pp. 1. ISSN: 1741-7007 Open Access Link
Baynes, A., Green, C., Nicol, E., Beresford, N., Kanda, R., Henshaw, A., et al. (2012) 'Additional Treatment of Wastewater Reduces Endocrine Disruption in Wild Fish-A Comparative Study of Tertiary and Advanced Treatments'. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 46 (10). pp. 5565 - 5573. ISSN: 0013-936X Open Access Link