Ashwell Glasson

College Registrar, Conservation and Conflict Researcher.
Ashwell Glasson is the University Registrar and an Award-winning Environmental Governance Champion at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC). Leading academic policy development, their work focuses on advancing conservation education and empowering conservation, security, and paramilitary professionals.

With over eight years at SAWC, Glasson specialises in capacity-building and developing strategies to combat wildlife crime, particularly addressing the rising threat of parks imperilled by environmental crime groups, insurgencies and terrorism. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations and is actively researching the Irregular Warfare-Crime-Biodiversity Nexus. Glasson’s commitment to sector advancement is demonstrated through roles as an IUCN Commission Member and affiliations with major advisory boards. He is pursuing a PhD (Military Science) at the Stellenbosch University.