Sustainability and Resilience Institute (SRI)

Our people

Learn more about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

SRI management group

The Sustainability and Resilience Institute is run by the following core team:

Professor Craig Hutton - Director

Craig provides the strategic leadership of SRI, as it aims to tackle the most critical challenges facing society and our environment through evidence-based solutions and collaborative work.
Email: sri@soton.ac.uk
 

Dr Lindsay-Marie Armstrong - Deputy Director, Research and Enterprise

Lindsay oversees the SRI’s Renewable Energy and Decarbonisation theme, providing insight and experience into cross-sector engagement with industries as we collaboratively work towards decarbonising the regional economy.
Email: sri@soton.ac.uk

Professor Simon Kemp - Deputy Director, Education and Sustainable Development Goals

Simon leads the SRI education and student experience work, providing a progressive approach to sustainability through the undergraduate and postgraduate (taught and research) curricula across the whole university, focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals. 
Email: sri@soton.ac.uk

Jon Lawn - Collaboration Manager

Jon promotes internal collaboration and networking between University of Southampton academics, manages our external partnerships, and oversees our funding opportunities.
Email: J.P.Lawn@soton.ac.uk 

Alice Brock - Sustainable Development Goals Officer

Alice is the University’s dedicated project officer for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She oversees the University’s monitoring and reporting to the Sustainability League Tables and supports the integration of EDI within sustainability. 
Email: a.brock@soton.ac.uk

Grace Compton - Specialist Policy Officer

Grace provides University of Southampton researchers with timely policy analysis and insight focused on sustainability at local, national, and international levels. She also supports the University's researchers in engaging with policy makers, including the sharing of evidence and research with policy makers.
Email: G.P.Compton@soton.ac.uk

Lou Payne - Communications and Marketing Manager

Lou provides strategic communications and marketing oversight for the Institute, as well as day-to-day input to SRI’s sustainability communications, both internally and externally, to raise awareness of, and increase engagement in, the work being undertaken. 
Email: l.s.payne@soton.ac.uk

Ellie Pun - Institute Coordinator

Ellie provides administrative support to the SRI and assists with the running of our meetings and events.  
Email: e.v.pun@soton.ac.uk

SRI Associate Members

University of Southampton staff and students can register as an SRI Associate Member. Please complete this form.

The SRI aspires to be a focal point for sustainability and resilience interdisciplinary research and interdepartmental activity. We are all about people!

We want to link up you and your work with others and build new collaborations to answer some of the biggest questions facing our world.

Our membership is open to students, professional services and researchers to join our network.

Colleagues and students across the University who work with, or aspire to work with, any area related to sustainability and resilience, particularly framed through the Sustainable Development Goals, are invited to become an Associate Member of the Institute.

What’s in it for you?

Associates benefit from receiving our periodic newsletter, updates on funding opportunities and the potential to utilise the SRI team and network for new collaborations, support with funding bids, policy engagement and receive bespoke invitations to events organised by the SRI.

Members may collaborate on publications and use the SRI network for presentations and further dissemination opportunities

All SRI associates are automatically added to the SRI mailing list. If you would like to be removed from the mailing list or have any questions about SRI membership email sri@soton.ac.uk.

Students 

Students are welcome to join the SRI as Associate Members. 

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Ambitious researchers and academics are invited to join our university as we further strengthen our reputation for education, research excellence and enterprise. We aim to tackle complex societal and environmental challenges and build on the University’s existing strengths.

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