People
Management Team
Dr Anne Velenturf
Anne is an associate professor specialising in circular economy at the University of Leeds. She works on the interface of academic research and delivering knowledge exchange to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable circular economy. Anne leads the Yorkshire Circular Lab.
Michael Howroyd
Michael is a co-founder of the Yorkshire Circular Lab and serves as the Sustainability Programme Lead for Biodiversity at the University of Leeds. Drawing upon his extensive background in effectively implementing sustainability initiatives, Michael presently oversees the University of Leeds' Biodiversity program and presides as the chair of the EAUC Biodiversity Community of Practice. Furthermore, he played a pivotal role in establishing the University's Environmental Management System (EMS), ultimately leading to the attainment of ISO14001 certification. In addition, he spearheaded the development of the pioneering university initiative known as Reuse@Leeds and crafted the University's behavioural change program, 'Blueprint'.
Dr Paul Jensen
Paul is an associate professor in Business, Environment and Development at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds. He has a broad academic background in sustainable regional development, both in the UK and overseas. Paul is particularly interested in the flow of energy and resources through agro, urban and industrial ecosystems and how these can be optimised to facilitate equitable low carbon development.
Collaborators, researchers and advisory board
The Yorkshire Circular Lab has a wide network and advisory board with a rotating membership of key individuals active in implementing a circular economy in Yorkshire.
We are grateful for the support of our past collaborators, members and researchers:
- Katie Thomas: Link to profile
- Jess Newbould: Link to profile
- Professor David Gibbs: Link to profile
- Dr Clare Richardson-Barlow: Link to profile
- Dr Helen Freeman: Link to profile
- Charmi Kapadia: Link to profile
- Dr Hui Li
- Dr John Lever: Link to profile
- Claire Booth: Link to profile
- Professor Andrew Brown: Link to profile
- Professor Alice Owen: Link to profile
- Professor Gary Dymski: Link to profile
- Professor Stephen J. Russell: Link to profile
- Dr Pammi Sinha: Link to profile
- Dr Costas Velis: Link to profile
- Dennis Dokter: Link to profile
- Professor Caroline Orfila: Link to profile
- Dr Catherine Bale: Link to profile
- Professor Phil Purnell: Link to profile
- Dr James Van Alstine: Link to profile
- Professor Paul Chatterton: Link to profile
- Chidubem Nwabufo: Link to profile
Consultants
The Yorkshire Circular Lab regularly works with external consultants to deliver short-term projects. Please drop Dr Anne Velenturf a line if you would like to be invited to tender for forthcoming contracts.