Alistair Donald

Alistair Donald is a full-time Chaplain to Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a graduate of St Andrews University, and he then studied in Wales for a PhD in environmental science. Working for what is now the Environment Agency, he published research on acid rain and water pollution, before moving back to Scotland as an environmental advisor to the former Scottish Office (now the Scottish Government). After training at New College for the Church of Scotland ministry, he served in a rural parish in Aberdeenshire for ten years before taking up his present post at Heriot-Watt in 2009. He has a long-standing interest in the relationship between the Christian faith and science. He is married to Nicky, and they have 3 grown sons.