Christine Anderson

Christine Anderson serves as Net Zero Hub Coordinator at the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI), leading a virtual interdisciplinary hub addressing net zero challenges across the institution. Previously a Research Fellow on the Just Transition project, she integrates social sciences expertise with stakeholder engagement across business, third sector, and educational environments.

• Doctor of Philosophy in Human Geography and Environment, University of York (2023)
• Master in Science in Clean Technology, Newcastle University (2009)
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology, University of Liverpool (2008)

Her research centers on human dimensions of environmental transitions, specializing in net zero implementation, green job classification, and just transition frameworks. Employing mixed-method approaches including surveys, interviews, and workshops, she examines skills development, curriculum adaptation, and infrastructure requirements for regional decarbonization. Her work bridges academic research with practical business-curriculum linkages while emphasizing effective communication of environmental challenges.

As Principal Investigator on projects including Under the Scissors (2023-2024) and Skills Requirements for Net Zero Transition in Moray (2023-2025), she collaborates with the Warwick Institute of Employment Research to analyze labor market dynamics. Her 2024 publication in Frontiers in Education establishes frameworks for academic-activist climate collaboration, garnering Scopus citations and policy attention.

Anderson coordinates UHI's cross-institutional Net Zero Hub while maintaining active research partnerships, recently presenting at the EAUC Scotland Autumn Forum (2023) and leading the student-led Climate Conversation Project through 2025. Her multi-disciplinary background combines environmental consultancy, further/higher education lecturing in science and engineering, and social science research focused on place-based environmental transitions.