Who we are
Led by The University of Manchester, JUST brings together the universities of Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, and Newcastle, and a range of partners in the policy, innovation, business, local government, community and voluntary sectors. The Institute for Community Studies at the not-for-profit organisation The Young Foundation is the core partner.
The JUST Centre’s work is structured through a set of key themes and five key places where we will carry out research. The Centre’s governance reflects this structure.
JUST Leadership team
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Professor Sherilyn MacGregor
JUST Director & Principles of Justice Co-lead
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Matthew Paterson
Policy, Governance, and Change Co-lead
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Doyin Odunmbaku-Mansell
JUST Centre Manager
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Emily Morrison
Impact lead
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JUST Research Team
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Jacob Ainscough
Senior Research Associate
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Pepa Ambrosio-Albala
Research Fellow
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Derek Bell
Professor of Environmental Political Theory
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Stefan Bouzarovski
Professor of Geography
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James Evans
Professor of Human Geography
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Alexandra Gormally-Sutton
Senior Lecturer in Subsurface and Society
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Helen Holmes
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
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Claire Hoolohan
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
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Diana Ivanova
Lecturer in Environmental and Climate Governance
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Danny Mackinnon
Professor of Regional Development and Governance
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Lucie Middlemiss
Professor of Environment and Society
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Peter North
Professor of Alternative Economies
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Alexander Nurse
Reader in Urban Planning
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Anne Owen
Associate Professor
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Beverley Searle
Research Fellow
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Harriet Thew
Lecturer in Climate Change
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Rebecca Willis
Professor in Energy and Climate Governance
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Partners
Alongside the Institute of Community Studies, we plan to collaborate with eight other national project partners, as well as many others within the regions in which we will work:
- Institute for Government
- Local Government Association
- Welsh LGA
- Sustainable Scotland Network
- British Chambers of Commerce
- NHS Confederation
- Citizens UK
- Runnymede Trust
Advisory Board
Our Advisory board will be composed of representatives of our partner organisations as well as several others, yet to be appointed.
Leading sustainability strategist Mandy Nyarko will act as the Chair of our Advisory Board.
International Academic Critical Friends
The Chair of our Academic Critical Friends group is Julian Agyeman, a leading scholar of justice and sustainability.