Host Institutions
University of Bath
The University of Bath is one of the UK’s leading universities, recognised for high-impact research, excellence in education, an outstanding student experience and strong graduate prospects.
- We are ranked in the top 10 in all of the UK’s major university guides and among the top 10% of universities globally, placing 132nd in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
- The University achieved a triple Gold award in the last Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, the highest awards possible, for both the overall assessment and for student outcomes and student experience. The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is a national scheme run by the Office for Students (OfS).
Research from Bath is helping to change the world for the better. Across the University’s three Faculties and School of Management, our research is making an impact in society, leading to low-carbon living, positive digital futures, and improved health and wellbeing.
Earth System Governance Research Centre Bath
The Earth System Governance Research Centre Bath was established in September 2022, based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of Bath and the Earth System Governance Project and has been since hosted by the University’s Centre for Development Studies. Since its launch, the ESG Research Centre Bath has brought together researchers of sustainability governance from across the university and beyond and foster exchanges and collaboration between Bath-based colleagues and researchers in the ESG project’s global network. The centre organises a fortnightly seminar series for researchers to share their latest work. It also actively engages with practitioners and fosters collaboration with government and civil society organisations, such as Bath and North Somerset Council.
The Earth System Governance Project
The Earth System Governance Project is a global, interdisciplinary research network advancing knowledge at the interface between global environmental change and governance. The project aims to explore political solutions and novel, more effective governance systems to cope with global environmental change. The network connects and mobilizes scholars from the social sciences and humanities working from local to global scales.
Organizing Team
Conference Chair
Dr Yixian Sun, Associate Professor in International Development, University of Bath, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, and member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the ESG Project
Conference Coordinator
Rachel Willis, Research Manager, University of Bath
Conference Organizing Committee
- Dr Michael Bloomfield, Reader, Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Academic Director, Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath
- Dr Aurelie Charles, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Co-Director, Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath
- Dr Maria Garcia, Senior Lecturer, Politics, Languages & International Studies, University of Bath
- Dr Sophia Hatzisavvidou, Reader, Politics, Languages & International Studies, Co-Director, Centre for Qualitative Research, University of Bath
- Dr Alistair Hunt, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Bath
Conference Management
- Will McManus, Communication Officer, University of Bath
- Judith Lundberg-Felten, Project Coordinator, Earth System Governance Project International Office
- Hang Nguyen, Project Coordinator, Earth System Governance Project International Office
- Karin Thalberg, Research Assistant, Earth System Governance Project International Office