Academic Director – Christopher Upton

As the Academic Director at Greene’s, Christopher has responsibility for the registration, assessment and overall monitoring of all students.  Christopher is based in the Registry, 45, Pembroke Street.

Christopher is a graduate of University College, Oxford.  He gained an M.A. in Agriculture and Forest Sciences and an M.Sc. from Reading University in Economics.  His passion for education and the environment has taken him throughout the world, working extensively for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on rainforest protection in the Congo basin.  His publication, The Forest Certification Handbook (Earthscan, 1995) has become the standard text for forest managers wishing to implement a sustainable forest management system.  Christopher is also an authority on ‘the Southern Beech’ (Nothafagus sp.) on which he has published papers for the University of Aberdeen and has recently worked as a consultant to a local company researching effective pollination alternatives to the honey bee.  He regularly teaches English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning skills to younger students, and advises on applications to British universities.