Alex Baumber

Dr. Alex Baumber serves as Director of Teaching and Learning at the Transdisciplinary School of University of Technology Sydney (UTS). With extensive experience in environmental policy, rural land use sustainability, and innovation, he previously spent 10 years at UNSW working on similar research projects before joining UTS.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Environmental Policy and Management from UNSW Sydney (2008-2012)
• Bachelor in Environmental Science (with Honours) from University of Wollongong (1998-2001)

Dr. Baumber's research focuses on community engagement and policy options for emerging environmentally beneficial practices. His work spans collaborative carbon farming, social license frameworks, landscape-scale conservation, and low-carbon tourism. His publication record demonstrates how transdisciplinary approaches can address complex sustainability challenges through both theoretical frameworks and practical applications.

His funded research portfolio includes significant projects on carbon farming socio-economics, constructive discussion frameworks, and landholder collaboration, demonstrating strong connections between academic work and real-world impact. Dr. Baumber actively supervises postgraduate students and has developed innovative teaching approaches that integrate industry partnerships with transdisciplinary learning.

As an educator, he teaches transdisciplinary practice and industry innovation within the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation program, building on previous teaching experience in environmental management and renewable energy policy. His educational leadership extends to developing frameworks for transformative learning that prepare students to address complex societal challenges.