Julian May
Julian May is the Director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of the Western Cape. He holds the UNESCO Chair in Science and Education for Sustainable African Food Systems. He is an economist and has worked on options for poverty reduction including public nutrition, land reform, social grants, information and communication technologies, and food system governance. He has published extensively and has served on international and national expert groups, including the Technical Advisory Group of the International Comparison Program, the South African Statistics Council, the Council of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and currently, the third National Planning Commission.
Current professional activity
- Director, DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security – University of the Western Cape
- Commissioner – National Planning Commission, Office of the President
- Treasurer – Academy of Science of South Africa
- Director, UKUDLA – University of the Western Cape
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My Professional Experiences
Director, African German Centre of Excellence of Development Researsch
University of the Western Cape
until
Director Institute for Social Development
University of the Western Cape
until
Tier One South African Research Chair in Applied Poverty Reduction Measurement
University of KwaZulu-Natl
until today
