Enda Hayes
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Research staff:
- Air Pollution &
- Air Quality
- Environmental Justice &
- Inequalities
- Environmental Policy &
- Decision-Making
- Public Participation &
- Citizen Science
- Sustainable Futures / Environmental Transitions
- Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience
Teaching staff:
- Qualifications:
- PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), MIEnvSc, MIAQM
- Position:
- Director of Research and Enterprise / Professor of Air Quality ＆ Carbon Management
- Department:
- School of Architecture and Environment
- Telephone:
- +441173283825
- Email:
- Enda.Hayes@uwe.ac.uk
- Social media:
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About me
I am Director of Research and Enterprise and Professor of Air Quality & Carbon Management at UWE Bristol. I am an environmental researcher and research leader with over 20 years' experience working across research, policy and practice.
My research focuses on the interactions between air quality, climate change, environmental inequalities and environmental policy, with a particular interest in translating evidence into practical policy and societal outcomes. My work spans air pollution and environmental justice, climate mitigation and resilience, citizen-centred research, and environmental decision-making.
I have worked with local, national and international governments and organisations, including Defra, Welsh Government, the Irish Environmental Protection Agency, European Environment Agency and European Commission, and have led major UK and European research and knowledge exchange programmes.
Area of expertise
As Director of Research and Enterprise for the School of Architecture and Environment, I provide strategic leadership for research, knowledge exchange and enterprise across the School. My role includes supporting research quality and impact, research culture and researcher development, external partnerships, interdisciplinary collaboration and the growth of externally funded research and knowledge exchange.
My research sits at the interface between environmental science, policy and society, with particular expertise in air pollution, environmental inequalities, climate action and environmental decision-making. A recurring theme across my work is understanding how environmental evidence can be translated into effective and equitable policy and action.
My research has evolved from atmospheric emissions, exposure and environmental health towards increasingly interdisciplinary work addressing environmental justice, citizen participation, climate resilience and environmental transitions. I have extensive experience of interdisciplinary and applied research involving government, communities, industry and academic partners.
Example of research projects include:
- Former Co-Chair (2023-2026) and current member of the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change, an independent technical committee supporting Bristol in its ambition to be a carbon neutral and a climate resilient city.
- Member of the Welsh Government Clean Air Advisory Panel, and independent expert advisory group on air quality matters in Wales.
- Independent advisor to South Gloucestershire Council in the delivery of their Climate and Nature Emergency Strategy with a focus on carbon mitigation, climate adaption and resilience and nature recovery actions.
- UWE project lead and case study coordinator for the Horizon 2020 funded WeCount Project which utilised citizen science to understand transport challenges across five European cities.
- UWE project lead and Technical Director of the Horizon 2020 funded ClairCity Project which implemented an innovative citizen-centred approach to understanding air pollution and carbon emissions in six European cities and regions.
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Long-standing research on agricultural ammonia, bioaerosols and environmental impacts, working with partners including University College Dublin, the Irish EPA and UKRI/NERC.
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