The HEARTH research team
Rajat Gupta
(Hub Director)
Oxford Brookes University
Shakoor Hajat
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sari Kovats
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
James Milner
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Peninah Murage
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cathyrn Birch
University of Leeds
Michael Davies
University College London
Clare Heaviside
University College London
Anna Mavrogianni
University College London
Susan Michie
University College London
Gesche Huebner
University of Exeter
Ruth Doherty
University of Edinburgh
Andrew Schurer
University of Edinburgh
Emer O'Connel
Greater London Authority
Madalena Vaz Monteiro
Forest Research
Dale Hoyland
Oxfordshire County Council
Susie Vernon
Sussex Community NHS FT
Co-leads
The HEARTH leadership team (HLT) comprises Gupta (Director), Davies, Mavrogianni, Hajat, Doherty, Birch and Howarth. It is accountable for ensuring that the UKRI objectives for the Hub are delivered, monitoring and evaluation activities undertaken, the cross-Hub engagement is strong and links with relevant broader UKRI and NIHR initiatives are built on, and that ongoing funding, planning and operational decisions are made effectively, openly and appropriately.
Governance
HEARTH is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). HEARTH is a complex, transdisciplinary, multi-partner Hub and as such requires effective Hub management. The HEARTH management structure will facilitate project engagement and interaction, aid the dissemination of results and ensure that researchers, non-academic partners and project partners attached to different Work Streams and Cross-cutting themes collaborate effectively.
The HEARTH Project Team (HPT) (pictured below) are responsible for the day-to-day research and operation of the Hub and the HEARTH consortium is where the HPT and Project Partners team up to address policy and practical application.
The HEARTH External Advisory Board (HEAB) will guide the scientific rigour, policy relevance and strategic direction of the Hub. It will be formed of external parties that HEARTH will be engaging with including representatives from our extensive team of Project Partners.
Susie Vernon
Sussex Comm. NHS Foundation Trust - Associate Director, Sustainability
Lauren Davis
Sussex Comm. NHS Foundation Trust - Clinical Sustainability Manager
Dale Hoyland
Oxfordshire County Council - Sustainability Expert
Project team
HEARTH brings together world-leading expertise in climate, built environment, epidemiology, health impact modelling, climate economics and policy from Oxford Brookes University, University College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, University of Leeds and University of Exeter.
HEARTH also includes four funded partner public sector co-applicants (Greater London Authority, Oxfordshire County Council, Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and Forest Research) who will act as Local Authority, Intervention, Public Engagement and Nature-Based Solutions Champions.
Yuanhong Zhao
Research Associate in Architecture and Climate Change
Oxford Brookes University
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University College London
University of Edinburgh
University of Leeds
Non-academic team members
University of Exeter
University College London
International Researchers
Our six international visiting researchers will provide insights through our international workshop and as members of the HEAB.
