About
Dr. Kathrin Lauber is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Global Health Policy Unit within the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. Her research examines corporate power at the intersection of health policy and climate change, with specialization in food systems governance, advertising regulation, and meta-regulation. Her fellowship (2025-2027) focuses on 'Climate change, meat and inertia: examining strategic ignorance in global policy'.
Education includes:
- PhD in Public Health from University of Bath (2018-2022)
- MSc in Health Psychology from University of Bath (2016-2017)
- BSc in Psychology from University of Fribourg (2013-2016)
Her research explores how corporate actors influence health and climate policies through political activities, regulatory strategies, and framing techniques. Core themes include analyzing industry influence on food marketing regulations, tobacco control policies, and non-communicable disease governance at both EU and global levels. She employs qualitative methodologies including case studies, framing analysis, and policy evaluation.
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on corporate political activity across health domains, with recent expansion into climate-food policy intersections. Article trends show progression from tobacco and alcohol industry tactics to food systems governance, with methodological innovation in regulatory analysis. The research consistently engages with policy implementation challenges in global health governance.
Awards:
- Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders Fellowship (2024)
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2025-2027)
Leads the Leverhulme-funded project 'Climate change, meat and inertia: examining strategic ignorance in global policy' (2025-2027). Collaborates internationally with researchers at Australian National University and maintains active engagement with policy bodies including WHO Europe. Member of the Global Health Policy Unit's research team examining power dynamics in health governance.
