Dr Francesca Tirotto’s research has focused on the acceptance of renewable energy technologies, sustainable food and transport options, and human-robot interactions. She is currently working as a Research Associate at Cardiff University, where she investigates public understanding and behavioural factors…
Dr Briony Latter
Dr Briony Latter is a Research Associate based at Cardiff University. Her work covers climate change communication/public engagement, the arts & culture and sports sectors, and social transformations across different sectors and scales. She is interested in interdisciplinary working and…
Dr Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett
Dr Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett is Theme 2 Co-lead and based in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. Following the completion of her PhD on the German Green Party in August 2022, she joined the UEA as…
Dr Claire Hoolohan
Dr Claire Hoolohan is based at the University of Manchester and will be working on Theme 2.3 and 3.2, aiming to understand how individual and organisational routines adapt to, and cope with, moments of change linked to disruptive innovations and…
Dr Ruth Wood
Dr Ruth Wood is based at the University of Manchester and will be working in Theme 1, Project 1.3 reviewing and developing scenarios for our four challenging areas. Ruth is a Senior Lecturer with over 10 years experience in climate…
Prof Carly McLachlan
Professor Carly McLachlan co-leads the cities-focused work in Theme 3 which involves working with a range of cities that are aiming to deliver significant emissions reductions in the near term. Carly is the Director of Tyndall Manchester – an interdisciplinary…
Prof Olga Tregaskis
Prof Olga Tregaskis is based at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the Norwich Business School. She co-leads our work on organisational change (Project 3.3) within Theme 3: Trialling: How can we accelerate transformations? Olga Tregaskis is Professor of…
Dr Sarah Mander
Dr Sarah Mander is based at Manchester University and is Co-lead for Theme 2: Learning. Her work focuses on learning from transformations which have been led by societal, rather than government, actors Her work as part of the CAST Centre…
Prof Wouter Poortinga
Professor Wouter Poortinga is based at Cardiff University and is the Co-lead of Theme 1. Wouter Poortinga is a Professor of Environmental Psychology at the Welsh School of Architecture and the School of Psychology at Cardiff University. He is an…
Prof Irene Lorenzoni
Professor Irene Lorenzoni is Co-lead for CAST Theme 2 and is based at the University of East Anglia. In CAST, she contributes to the research on learning from transformations (Theme 2) and exploring how to accelerate these, with a focus…