PhD in an appropriate discipline

Project title: Using Systems Thinking to Align Health, Environmental, and Justice Co Benefits of the Transition to Net Zero in UK Schools/nLocation: Leeds, United Kingdom (University of Leeds)/nSummary: The project will use systems thinking approaches to understand systemic and structural barriers in the delivery of Net Zero schools, and potential levers to optimise heath, environmental, and justice co benefits. The candidate will work with the CHILI Hub, a five-year UKRI and NIHR funded project in collaboration between five universities (UCL, Leeds, Imperial, Swansea, York) and the UK Health Security Agency. CHILI uses energy and air quality modelling, indoor environmental quality data, large health data sets, and cocreation and engagement with schools and other stakeholders to provide an evidence base for how the indoor environment in schools can affect children and young persons health, in particular as school and nursery buildings are being adapted to meet Net Zero targets./nFunding: School of Civil Engineering Scholarship providing full academic fees and a tax-free maintenance grant at the standard UKRI rate of £20,780 per year for 3.5 years.