The Wise Why, Nippin Anand  talks with Kirsty van den Bulk

Nippin is the founder of Novellus Solutions Limited a master mariner and a social scientist with more than two decades of work experience that spans across hands on operations, academic research, consultancy and certification and regulation in the maritime, oil and gas sector.

Starting from a deck cadet to becoming a master mariner he has worked for more than twelve years at sea. After an accomplished career at sea, he took up a master’s degree (distinction) at Cardiff University with a key focus on economics and trade policy in global shipping. 

Next, he was offered PhD fellowship by the Nippon Foundation of Japan at the Seafarers International Research Centre at Cardiff University to undertake a study on the human element in the maritime industry. 

Shortly afterwards he worked as a research fellow at the University of Nottingham. Nippin is extremely passionate about (socio-technical) systems safety, multi-disciplinary thinking (technical and social sciences), and resilience and risk management.