People
Together with our international research partners, LEEP brings together experts from the diversity of social, economic and natural sciences needed to provide an integrated understanding of the ways in which these complex systems interact.
Team members
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Professor of Environmental Economics Director of LEEP Institute Director of the South West Partnership for Environment & Economic Prosperity (SWEEP) |
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Professor of Environmental Economics Director of LEEP Institute |
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Professor of Economics Dragon Capital Chair of Biodiversity Economics Director of LEEP Institute |
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, LEEP Institute | ||
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Senior Lecturer, LEEP Institute |
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LEEP Centre Manager |
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Senior Lecturer, LEEP Insitute | |
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Professor of Practice, Farmers Network | |
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Phillip Laws |
Senior Administrator, Farmers Network |
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Landscape Decisions Fellow, LEEP Insitute |
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Dr Mattia Mancini |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, LEEP Insitute |
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Lecturer in Economics, LEEP Insitute |
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Programme Manager, NetZeroPlus |
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Project Administrator, NetZeroPlus |
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Lecturer in Economics, LEEP Insitute | |
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Personal Assistant to Professor Ian Bateman, LEEP Insitute | |
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Project Manager and Business Fellow, LEEP Institute |
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Lecturer in Water Systems Engineering SWEEP Research Fellow, LEEP Institute |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, LEEP Institute | |
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Graduate Research Assistant, LEEP Institute |
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Shijin Jollands |
Finance Manager, LEEP Institute |
PhD Students
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PhD Researcher, LEEP Institute |
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PhD Researcher, LEEP Institute | |
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Tatiana Carolina Cantillo Garcia | Postdoctoral Research Associate, NetZeroPlus |
Erik Nielsen | PhD Researcher, LEEP Institute | |
Penelope Fialas | PhD Researcher, LEEP Institute | |
Phoebe Stewart-Sinclair |
PhD Researcher, LEEP Institute (Recently awarded) |
Affiliates
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Dr Matthew Agarwala | Environmental Economist, University of Cambridge |
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Dr Arlan Brucal |
Lecturer in Economics (Education and Research) |
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Associate Professor for Environmental Economics, University of St. Gallen |
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Associate Professor of Conservation Biology, University of Oxford |
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Thiago Fonseca Morello Ramalho da Silva |
Associate Professor, Center for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), UFABC |
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Louis Haddrell | Web App Developer, Fidelity International |
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Dr Solmaria Halleck-Vega | Associate Professor, Wageningen University & Research |
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Dr Amii Harwood | Lecturer in Geography and GIS, University of East Anglia |
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Dr Keith Howe |
Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter |
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Alex Rusby | Behavioural Science Associate, Influence At Work |
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Dr Greg Smith | Environmental Economist, CSIRO |
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Professor of Ocean and Society, University of Plymouth
SWEEP Marine Co-Lead |
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Senior Researcher/Lecturer, Università di Trento |
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Dr Nathan Owen |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Exeter |
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Professor of Environmental Economics, University of East Anglia |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Exeter |
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SWEEP Impact Fellow, University of Exeter | |
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Professor of Environmental Biology/Academic Lead and SWEEP Water Co-Lead University of Exeter |
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SWEEP Senior Research Fellow at the College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter |
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Dr Sian Rees | Associate Professor of Social-Ecological Systems (Research), University of Plymouth
SWEEP Co-Investigator and Senior Impact Fellow |
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Professor Martin Attrill |
Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth SWEEP Marine Co-Lead |
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Dr Sian de Bell |
SWEEP Impact Fellow, University of Exeter Medical School |
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Professor Guangtao Fu |
Professor of Water Intelligence, University of Exeter and SWEEP Principle Investigator |
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Professor Kevin Gaston |
Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation and SWEEP Biodiversity and SME Lead, University of Exeter |
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Professor William Gaze |
Professor of Microbiology and SWEEP Health Co-Lead at the College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter |
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Dr Rebecca Lovell | Research Fellow and SWEEP Co-Investigator, University of Exeter Medical School |
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Dr Ilya Maclean | Associate Professor of Global Change Biology and SWEEP Co-Investigator, University of Exeter |
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Professor Gerd Masselink |
Professor of Coastal Geomorphology and SWEEP Coastal Protection Lead, University of Plymouth
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Dr Jonathan Mosedale |
Associate Research Fellow and SWEEP Impact Fellow at the Biological Sciences Department, University of Exeter |
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Professor Juliet Osborne |
Chair in Applied Ecology and SWEEP Food Sector Lead at the Biological Sciences Department, University of Exeter |
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Dr Timothy Poate |
Senior Research Consultant and SWEEP Impact Fellow, University of Plymouth |
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Dr Kit Stokes |
Senior Research Fellow (Impact), University of Plymouth |
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Sir Robert Watson | Chair of LEEP Science Advisory Board |
Tribute to Professor Dame Georgina Mace CBE

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Dame Georgina Mace CBE on 19th September 2020.