Alice is an Environmental Social Scientist in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences [2] Department. Her research focuses broadly on climate change, sustainability transitions and the circular economy, looking at how different levels of governance interact to deliver policy. She was awarded a PCAN Fellowship (2020-2021) by the Place-based Climate Action Network [3] (funded by the ESRC) for a study investigating climate adaptation policy and action at the local level, looking at the north-east of Scotland as a case study. Alice also serves as Group Leader for our Environmental Governance research group.
Alice has a background in environmental science, science communication, and science and climate change policy. Alice began her career in science communication and science policy, and previously worked as Head of Science and Innovation for the Nordic region as part of the UK government’s international Science and Innovation Network [4]. She spent a year on secondment to the climate change team at the Swedish Ministry for the Environment and was a delegate to the UNFCCC climate change negotiations during this period.
She is a member of the Political Studies Association and the International Association for People-Environment Studies, and an Associate Fellow of the UK's Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Alice joined the James Hutton Institute in 2018 after completing her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. Her earlier research investigated the engagement of faith-based actors in environmental issues, with a particular focus on the motivations for, and practices of, local-level environmental action.
Links:
[1] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4874-7050
[2] http://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/social-economic-and-geographical-sciences
[3] http://pcancities.org.uk/
[4] https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/uk-science-and-innovation-network