Tom Hambley

Dr. Tom Hambley is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) within Anglia Ruskin University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. His work focuses on fostering sustainability collaborations between the university and regional stakeholders, specializing in environmental psychology and social science approaches to energy transitions.

Education

• PhD in Sustainability, Anglia Ruskin University (2024)
• MA in Climate Change: History, Culture, Society, King's College London (2019)
• BA in Geography, University of Southampton (2017)

Research Focus

Tom's research examines human-place relationships during energy transitions, with emphasis on:

• Community engagement frameworks for renewable technologies
• Policy mechanisms for just energy transitions
• Social science applications in sustainability planning
• Geothermal project stakeholder dynamics

Projects & Grants

• Place-Based Urban Energy Transitions Symposium (ARU Sustainable Futures Funding, 2023)
• PLACE Transition: Public Approaches to Cambridge's Energy Transition (ARU Participatory Research Funding, 2023-2024)

Affiliation

At GSI's Sustainable Futures Research Theme, Tom develops interdisciplinary solutions for environmental challenges through academic-institutional partnerships.