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Peter Forman is an Assistant Professor in Human Geography at Northumbria University's Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences. His research focuses on energy, materialities, urban governance, and infrastructures, particularly the political significance of circulatory systems and gaseous materials. Prior to joining Northumbria in 2020, he held fellowships at Lancaster University, the University of York, and the University of Tübingen. He earned his PhD in Human Geography from Durham University in 2017.
Education: PhD (Human Geography, Durham University, 2017), MA (Social Research Methods, Durham University, 2013), BA (Geography, Durham University, 2011). External affiliations include the Royal Geographical Society (2020–2023).
Research interests include securing circulations, energy infrastructures, gaseous governance, and materialities in the Anthropocene. His work explores how flows of energy and materials are governed, with a focus on natural gas networks and hydrogen infrastructure in the UK. He also investigates the ethical dimensions of human-environment interactions in ecological crises.
Key publications include analyses of UK gas networks, waste management policies, and flexibility in energy systems. His work bridges political geography, environmental humanities, and infrastructure studies. He is an editorial board member of Geo: Geography and Environment and frequently presents at academic conferences on climate governance and energy politics.
