Career: Tim Unwin is Professor of Geography and UNESCO Chair in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also Director of the World Economic Forum's Partnerships for Education programme with UNESCO. From 2001–04 he led the UK Prime Minister's Imfundo initiative based in the Department for International Development, creating partnerships to deliver ICT-based educational initiatives in Africa. Since returning to Royal Holloway, he has created an ICT4D Collective which undertakes research, teaching and consultancy in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development. He is a Commonwealth Scholarships Commissioner and Academic Advisor to the Institute of Masters of Wine. His other research interests include the interface between ethics and geography, contemporary rural change in Europe, and the historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade. Tim Unwin is Founding Editor of the Journal of Wine Research (see url below).

Publications include: numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, , Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England; Tel: +44 (0)1784 443563; Fax: +44 (0)1784 472836; Email: tim.unwin@rhul.ac.uk ; Website: http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09571264.asp/ .