CV
Work experience
Project Manager / Project Officer, University of Bristol 2017-present & Aarhus University 2020-presentI have managed or provided support to the following research projects:
- DEEP PURPLE, a 6-year €11m ERC Synergy Grant hosted by the Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University. I manage the Aarhus University component of the project on a day-to-day basis, maintain the project website and help with fieldwork logistics (Jan 2020 to present).
- PRODEMINFO, a 5-year €2.4m ERC Advanced Grant hosted by the Technology, Democracy, and Cognition Group (TeDCog), School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol. I manage the project on a day-to-day basis and maintain the project website, as well as providing administration support for TeDCog (Nov 2021 to present).
- GlobalMass, a 6-year €2.4m ERC Advanced Grant hosted by Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. I managed the project on a day-to-day basis, maintained the project website and twitter feed, and coordinated research outputs (Jan 2017 to Dec 2022).
- 4DModeller, a 1-year UKRI 'Proof of Concept' grant hosted by Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. I managed the project on a day-to-day basis, maintained the project website and twitter feed, and coordinated research outputs (Dec 2022 to Jul 2023).
- CASP-ICE, a 2-year UKRI Global Partnerships Seedcorn project hosted by Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. I manage the project on a day-to-day basis, maintain the project website, liaise with partners and helped organise the April 2024 CASP-ICE workshop (Nov 2023 to present).
- DTC-Glaciers, an 18-month ESA project hosted by Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. I provide project support and administration (Nov 2024 to present).
- Arctic PASSION, a 4-year ERC project coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany and for which University of Bristol is a participant. I provide project support and administration (Aug 2023 to present).
- Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research, an interdisciplinary hub for gambling harms research funded by GambleAware and hosted by University of Bristol. I provided interim project support until a full time Hub Manager was in post (Sep to Dec 2022).
- A portfolio of UKRI projects including Towards an Integrated Consistent European LULUCF Monitoring and Policy Pathway Assessment Framework, Greenhouse Gas Removal in the Land Sector - Addressing the Gaps (GGRiLS - Gaps) and CO2RE. I provide ad hoc administrative support to assist the PI on her return to work after long term absence (Oct 2021 to present).
I have been the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) Local Network Lead (LNL) for the University of Bristol since January 2024. This requires me to act as the point of contact for UKRN and promote their aims and activities within the University of Bristol.
In addition, I contributed to the first Global Sea Level Budget Assessment by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), maintain the TeDCog database of experts on debunking of misinformation and managed the Bristol Glaciology Centre twitter account from 2018 to 2024. I have also provided informal support to other University of Bristol research projects including Black and Bloom (NERC), Science of Honesty (John Templeton Foundation), SoMe4DEM (UKRI) and SLB CCI+ (ESA).
Sustainability Specialist, IMS Consulting 2010-2016
I worked as a consultant for IMS Consulting who deliver stakeholder engagement and sustainability communications for businesses and other organisations. Notable projects I delivered or provided a major contribution towards include:
- Greening the Building Supply Chain, a major report on the building and construction sector by the United Nations Environment Program’s Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI). The work resulted in a set of recommendations to inform future work programs of UNEP-SBCI and partners.
- Energy Efficiency Toolkit for Buildings, an online resource developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as a practical guide for organisations planning and initiating energy efficiency programs for their buildings.
- Evaluation report for KARIM (Knowledge Acceleration and Responsible Innovation Meta-network), an EU-funded project that aimed to develop transnational connections between universities, innovation-support agencies and SMEs, with a focus on responsible innovation.
- Establishing and leading IMS Consulting's service supporting corporate submissions to the CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), an annual questionnaire on carbon and climate change, and more recently on water and forest products, and providing support for companies including Kentz, Klépierre, Michelin, Morgan Sindall Group, Murphy, SABMiller, Saint-Gobain and Skanska
- Designing and writing corporate sustainability strategies, reports, case studies and news stories for companies in the construction sector including Bouygues, Jewson, Lafarge Tarmac, Morgan Sindall, Murphy, Skanska and Travis Perkins.
- Developing and undertaking an annual benchmarking exercise of sustainability communications in the UK construction sector.
Visiting Scientist, CSIRO 2008-2009
I spent three months working for the Climate Adaptation Flagship at CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's national science agency) researching the current state of adaptation planning for climate change.
Scientific Officer, UKCIP 2005-2008
I managed several work-streams for UKCIP (UK Climate Impacts Programme), as part of its £5m Defra-funded 2005-2010 research programme to research and raise awareness of climate change impacts and adaptation in the UK. I had responsibility for UKCIP’s climate scenario datasets, and was a key member of the partnership that delivered the 2009 update of the UK climate scenarios.
GIS Analyst, Halcrow Group Ltd 2001-2005
I was based in the Geomatics and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) group at Halcrow (now Jacobs Engineering Group), a multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in planning, design and management services for the built environment. Notable projects I delivered or provided a major contribution towards include:
- National Trust's Coastal Risk Assessment, which examined the risks National Trust properties face from sea level rise. The results informed and were subsequently publicised through the National Trust's 'Shifting Shores' campaign.
- Baseline Assessment for the Development of Output Performance Measures, an Environment Agency project that defined a national flood risk ‘baseline’ of built, cultural, environmental and transport assets.
- The Foresight Future Flooding report produced by the Office of Science and Technology that looked at the risks to the UK from flooding and coastal erosion over the next 100 years.
- The Environment Agency's first National Flood Risk Assessments (NaFRA), which mapped areas of flood risk for England and Wales and became the basis for its public flood risk information.
- Futurecoast, a major project commissioned by Defra that conceptualised the factors affecting coastal change around England and Wales.
- Various Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and coastal defence projects, including Kelling to Lowestoft SMP, South Foreland to Beachy Head SMP, Beachy Head to Selsey Bill SMP, Poole Bay & Harbour Strategy Study and Dungeness Foreland Sea Defences Study.
Education
PhD, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge 1998-2001Development of remote sensing methods for measurement of large, gravel-bed, braided rivers
Funded by NERC CASE studentship GT04/98/54/FS in partnership with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), New Zealand. CASE funding provided through New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, contract number CO1818.
BA(Hons) Geography, University of Cambridge 1995-1998