Neil is an Associate Professor in Geography, a Director of Teaching Quality and a Deputy Director for Internationalism in the University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences. He has over 30 years of international research and teaching experience in the conservation and development of land and water resources. As Deputy Director International, Neil represents the School of Geosciences, and the College of Science and Engineering of the University of Edinburgh throughout Latin America. https://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/people/person.html?indv=20 .