governments in Europe, Latin America and Africa and has sat on the advisory board of not for profit organisations and a FTSE 100 company. She is a regular commentator on social issues in the mainstream media. Education Cottam was educated at Oxford University (Modern History B.A Hons) and Sussex University (M.Phil. with Distinction in International Studies) and holds a doctorate from the Open University in social sciences. Cottam has undertaken post-doctoral study at Harvard and the LSE. She is currently a visiting professor at UCL. Recognition, honours and awards In 2005, Cottam was named UK Designer of the Year with her blueprints that combine elements of architecture and policy for schools, health services, and prisons. In 2007 the World Economic Forum named Cottam as a Young Global Leader in recognition of her work on social change. Her work has been featured in numerous design books (most recently Hello World) and in exhibitions in the UK Design Council, the Smithsonian, and most recently as one of 8 designers feature in the 100 year celebrations of the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna (MAK). Cottam was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the British welfare state. Academic appointments Cottam is a Visiting Professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. UCL is London’s leading multi-disciplinary university. Selected publications Radical Help Relational Welfare Beveridge 4.0 A Tale of Two Witches: re-weaving a social Europe in Europa 28: Visions for the Future of Europe, Comma Press, 2020 https://www.hayfestival.com/europa28/europa28.aspx?skinid=24 References External links Hilary Cottam's personal website Hilary Cottam's TED talk (Sept. 2015) 1965 births Living people Alumni of the University of Oxford World Bank people UNICEF people British officials of the United Nations Officers of the Order of the British Empire