Dr Katharina Burger
PhD
Expertise
Katharina Burger is a Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol and Associate Professor in Major Infrastructure Delivery at UCL.
Current positions
Honorary Senior Research Associate
School of Management - Business School
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Biography
I am interested in how people make decisions, in groups and organizations, to address wicked problems, for example, equitable urban development and sustainability transitions.
I joined the University of Bristol in 2018 having previously been Senior Lecturer in Project Management at the University of Portsmouth. Prior to my life as an academic, I gained industry experience in Risk and Value Management of railway engineering projects and completed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership that focused on export market development with the University of Leeds and a medical device manufacturer based in the UK.
I welcome inquiries for postgraduate supervision in areas that align with my research interests.
Research interests
Kat's research area is behavioural operational research. Her research interests are smart and sustainable urban transitions, participatory methods and theories of practice.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
ExperieNcing Infrastructures in DisrEpAiR
Principal Investigator
Description
ENDEAR – ExperieNcing Infrastructures in DisrEpAiR addresses the need to understand how immersive virtual group meetings, in which multiple, geographically-dispersed stakeholders with differing perspectives interact with 3D models, can help…Managing organisational unit
School of Management - Business SchoolDates
01/07/2021 to 30/06/2022
ACCEPT (REPHRAIN)
Principal Investigator
Description
The project will explore it will explore aspects such as:
o The different types of data arising from different types of PETs
o The use of this data for different purposes…Managing organisational unit
School of Management - Business SchoolDates
01/04/2021 to 31/07/2022
Energise – A 'digital twin' appraisal process for decarbonising community-scale heat energy
Principal Investigator
Description
This project seeks to develop capability in risk appraisal for geothermal energy use. It focuses on systemic risk, where the challenge is not simply the identification of risks, but rather…Managing organisational unit
School of Management - Business SchoolDates
01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
The Bristol Model: UoB-WECA project
Principal Investigator
Description
The Bristol Model is a Knowledge Exchange programme that aims to unlock positive outcomes by connecting organisations with rigorous social sciences research which is focused on their organisational needs.
This…Managing organisational unit
School of Management - Business SchoolDates
01/04/2021 to 30/06/2022
REPHRAIN: REsearch centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial INfluence online
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The REsearch centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial INfluence online (REPHRAIN) will bring together the UK's substantial academic, industry, policy and third sector capabilities to address the current tensions…Managing organisational unit
Department of Computer ScienceDates
01/10/2020 to 31/08/2024
Publications
Selected publications
29/04/2022Understanding frameworking for smart and sustainable city development
Organization Studies
Leveraging the Sustainable Development Goals as a boundary object in the City of Bristol
Global Social Challenges Journal
Recent publications
26/10/2023Would you switch? Understanding intra-peak demand shifting among rail commuters
Journal of Public Transportation
Leveraging the Sustainable Development Goals as a boundary object in the City of Bristol
Global Social Challenges Journal
Understanding frameworking for smart and sustainable city development
Organization Studies
Developing Problem Structuring Capability: A Practice-Based View
Behavioral Operational Research A Capabilities Approach
Understanding Participant Engagement in Problem Structuring Interventions with Self-Determination Theory
Journal of the Operational Research Society
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