Group leads

Dr Alix Dietzel, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: climate justice; just transition; cities.

Dr Katharina Richter, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: degrowth; environmental justice; development in Latin America.

Group members

Dr Kathryn Allinson, University of Bristol Law School
Research interests: displacement, climate change, human rights, refugees and migration.

Florencia Alvarez, (MRes Student), University of Bristol Law School 
Research interests: sustainable futures, local development in global south, international cooperation, transdisciplinary action-research.

Dr Ed Atkins, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interest: energy justice; energy transitions; populism and the environment.

Dr Jonathan Beacham, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: agri-food; the Anthropocene; governance and responsibility.

Prof Jonathan Beaverstock, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: sustainable cities; ESG; sustainable business travel/mobilities.

Dr Oscar Berglund, School for Policy Studies
Research interests: climate activism; green political economy; urban climate justice.

Prof Alvin Birdi, School of Economics
Research interests: environmental education; outreach; assessing impact of action.

Dr Lauren Blake, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: sustainable & equitable agrifood systems; agriculture-conservation tensions; farming food health links.

Dr Chiara Bottausci, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: performance management; management accounting; market making.

Prof Mark Clatworthy, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: sustainability accounting and reporting; information effects on cooperation.

Prof Alf Coles, School of Education
Research interests: climate change/justice education in schools and HE (and links to mathematics education).

Prof Stuart Cooper, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: sustainability accounting and reporting, accountability, and climate change.

Prof Colin Davis, School of Psychological Science
Research interests: climate activism; behaviour change; climate communication.

Dr Ashley Dodsworth, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: environmental political thought; climate pedagogy.

Dr John Downer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: climate science; disinformation; risk.

Vitalie Duporge, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: Ecovillages; sustainability education, social practice theory, grassroots social movements.

Dr Claudia Firth, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: inclusive and doughnut economies; alternative organisations; low-carbon democratic organisations; post-capitalist practices.

Dr Sean Fox, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: Cities; policy; sustainable development; Africa, Asia, Bristol.

Dr Franklin Ginn, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: urban greening; environmental humanities; ethics.

Dr Maija Halonen-Akatwijuka, School of Economics
Research interests: local commons; water governance; climate change and incentives to cooperate.

Dr Muhammad Haseeb, School of Economics
Research interests: environmental regulations; on-farm water management; management of water pollution in low-income countries.

Dr Tracy Helliwell, School of Education
Research interests: role of mathematics; secondary education; teaching mathematics for climate justice.

Loz Hennessy, School of Education
Research interests: climate change education (CCE); climate justice; inclusive climate education.

Dr Matthew Higgs, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: sustainable business model innovation and analytics.

Prof Paul Howard-Jones, School of Education
Research interests: school education; HE student travel.

Dr Shan Hua, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: carbon emisson; firm evaluation.

Dr Rachel James, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: climate change adaptation; risk communication; climate policy; African climate; future climate.

Dr Jennifer Johns, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: sustainable global value chains; circular economies and digitalisation; sustainable materials.

Prof Ute Leonards, School of Psychological Science
Research interests: sensory environments; embodiment; active travel; sustainable urban design; sensory noise and pollution.

Dr Joe Lin, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: decolonising IPE; Taoist cosmo-centric perspective; global ecological crisis.

Dr Davit Marikyan, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests:

Dr Greg Messenger, University of Bristol Law School
Research interests: trade law; sustainable development; climate; subsidies; forestry management and fisheries (WTO & FTAs).

Prof Giovanna Michelon, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: sustainability accounting and reporting; corporate governance.

Dr Naomi Millner, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: conservation; land rights; use of technologies (esp drones); just sustainability.

Dr Rafael Mitchell, School of Education
Research interests: education in Africa; educational leadership; education for social and environmental justice.

Prof Caroline Moraes, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: issues of sustainability and responsibility in consumption.

Dr Jack Nicholls, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: deliberative democracy to support net zero; social acceptance of renewable energy deployment; public opinion on climate change.

Prof Tonia Novitz, University of Bristol Law School
Research interests: trade; sustainable development; just transition; labour law.

Dr Dan O'Hare, School for Policy Studies
Research interests:

Dr Alison Oldfield, School of Education
Research interests: climate change education; outdoor education; design and use of technology in education; inclusion.

Dr James Palmer, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: bioenergy; 'natural' climate solutions; public engagement in environmental policymaking.

Dr Eleanora Pantano, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: environmental sustainable consumption (over consumption); technology for supporting sustainability.

Prof Martin Parker, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: alternative economy; alternative organisations; civic university.

Prof Margherita Pieraccini, University of Bristol Law School
Research interests: environmental law and justice; sustainability; marine conservation and the governance of the commons.

Dr Charlotte Ray, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research interests: energy for development; forced displacement; clean cooking.

Dr Caitlin Robinson, School of Geographical Sciences
Research interests: energy poverty; spatial inequality; energy and climate justice.

Made Yaya Sawitri, School for Policy Studies
Research interests: climate policy; policy translation; indigenous people

Xiaolong Shui, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: climate change disclosure; environmental innovation; reshoring for (environmental) sustainability.

Claire Spencer, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: co-operatives; sustainability and management accounting.

Dr Christian Spielmann, School of Economics
Research interests: environmental education & pedagogy; outreach & civic engagement; environmental/energy innovation.

Dr Martin Sticker, Department of Philosophy
Research interests: climate ethics; population engineering; net zero.

Prof Andrew Sturdy, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: Role and governance of consultants and management in environmental policy and practice.

Dr Sheena Vachhani, University of Bristol Business School
Research interests: spatio-temporal approaches to climate justice; participatory enquiry and the Anthropocene; groundwater management.

Dr Alice Venn, University of Bristol Law School
Research interests: climate law; climate justice; rights based approaches; just transition; loss and damage; UNFCCC.

Prof Stephanie von Hinke, School of Economics
Research interests: impacts of pollution exposure on health and economic outcomes.

Dr Lucy Wenham, School of Education
Research interests: climate change education (CCE); just transition; forest schools.

Dr Peter Winter, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: climate science; climate change and health; global inequality.

Eleanor Wolff (PhD student), School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: climate justice; international environmental law and governance; international courts and climate change.

Dr Hailey Yoon, School of Economics
Research interests: environmental regulation; pollution; globalisation (trade, foreign direct investment, multinational-firm).

Stefan Zylinski, (PhD student), School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Research interests: global political economy, macro-finance and international financial subordination, climate crisis, just green transitions, sustainable and climate finance. 

Dr Sarah Hunter, School of Geographical Sciences 
Research interests: just (agroecological) transitions; conservation practice under net zero policy; land struggles.