Mr Tom Baycock (He/Him)

Tom is a lecturer and legal researcher, specialising in environmental law. He joined the teaching team at the University of Exeter in January 2021 and has taught across various environmental law modules since. Tom is particularly interested in biodiversity and conservation laws at both the national and international level, and his current doctoral research focusses on legal responses to the ongoing, exponential loss in planetary biodiversity. He is an active member of the Exeter Centre for Environmental Law, and sits on the Steering Group for the Exeter Marine research network. Tom also maintains an interest in criminal law, with a particular interest in environmental crime, ecocide, and the connections between criminal damage and environmental protests.

Tom holds a degree in history with international relations and completed his LLM Masters of Law in September 2020 at the University of Exeter, where he received the Dean’s Commendation for exceptional performance. He also has professional experience in politics, where he worked as a Senior Researcher for Members of Parliament and a government minister. During this time he carried out and undertook research for two published political books, and worked on a crime and criminal justice policy paper.