Rosie Robison

Rosie researches how sustainable lifestyles – the ways we consume energy, food, goods, and travel experiences – fit within society. Her work explores both personal journeys of change towards lower consumption, and policy interventions to facilitate societal-level change. Having led a number of interdisciplinary networks, she looks at how different communities can work together.

Research interests

Sustainable consumption and policy – why do we use energy, food, water, transport, goods in the ways we do? How do society and (local/national/international) policies co-evolve with consumption patterns?

Consumer change – when and how does personal or societal level change take place? How might new 'smart' digital tools, or therapeutic-inspired interventions (e.g. group work, mindfulness) enable us to consume more sustainably? What are the links between consumption and wellbeing?

Interdisciplinary and cross-sector research – how are different disciplines or communities able to work well together, and understand each other? How can tensions be recognised and navigated?

Science/research communication and participation – how can both the process and outputs of research be better disseminated? How can those impacted by research feed into the design of research questions and methods?