Tim Gill
Independent scholar
Academic & Media
Tim is the guest editor of Journal 2025
USA
About Tim
Tim Gill is a global advocate for children’s outdoor play and mobility, and an independent scholar, writer, and consultant based in London. He is the author of Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities and No Fear: Growing up in a risk-averse society. A UK Design Council Ambassador and Churchill Fellow, Tim is a former director of the Children’s Play Council (now Play England). In 2002/3 he led a UK-wide government review into children’s play. Tim holds degrees in philosophy and psychology from Oxford and London Universities, and an honorary doctorate from Edge Hill University.
