Laura de Vito

Laura de Vito is a Senior Research Fellow at the Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) within the School of Architecture and Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol. She works at the science-policy interface, focusing on environmental policy, strategic foresight, and long-term decision-making.

• Academic Qualifications: BSc, MA (LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome), MSc (London School of Economics and Political Sciences), PhD (University of Bristol, 2017)

Her research explores policy implementation, sustainable development governance, and climate change mitigation. Projects include integrating strategic foresight into decarbonization plans (2024–25), investigating climate anxieties via EU-funded initiatives (2020–24), and addressing air pollution in Delhi (2017–21). She specializes in mixed-methods research, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and foresight methodologies.

She advises governments on policy solutions and co-develops citizen-science frameworks for environmental challenges. Current collaborations include the International Water Security Network and roles in the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change and the Scottish Government Working Group on Clean Air for Scotland.

• Scientific Award: Nominated for University of Bristol’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Law prize for her PhD thesis