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Dr Steve Smith

Dr Steve Smith

Tipping Points Research Impact Fellow

 07766707012

 Laver Building 801

 

Laver Building, University of Exeter, North Park Road, Exeter, EX4 4QE, UK

Overview

I am the Tipping Points Research Impact Fellow at the Global Systems Institute (GSI), University of Exeter. I also hold a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey, and am a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (FRSA) in London. I co-lead the work on positive social tipping points at the Global Systems Institute, and am part of the core project team producing the Global Tipping Points Report. I served as an expert reviewer to the UN IPCC’s Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report (AR6-WG3), and to the Swiss National Science Foundation.

I have authored a variety of peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, policy-papers, popular articles and blogs. I regularly give talks to public, corporate and academic conferences/events. 

Broad research specialisms:

Positive social tipping points, systems-thinking, system-wide transformations to a sustainable future. 

Qualifications

Ph.D. Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey. Thesis: towards an understanding of advocacy coalitions for rapid transition to net zero carbon in the United Kingdom. https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/doctoral/99705866502346

M.Sc. Environmental Technology, Imperial College, London.

B.Sc. (Hons) Geography, University of London

B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology, The Open University.

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