Description: Staff profile for Dr Joanne M Leach, a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham
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Department of Civil Engineering Research Fellow
Joanne’s interests can be found at the intersection of liveability, sustainability and resilience, with an emphasis upon research integration, transdisciplinary working practices and the science of team science. Her research focuses upon the link between the built environment, infrastructure and wellbeing.
Joanne is currently the Executive Manager of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) , creating a world-class national cities and infrastructure research capability. She is on the Editorial Board for the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Engineering Sustainability , and writes regularly for the Journal of Biophilic Design . She is a member of UKRI's Early Career Researcher Forum, is part of UKRI’s Talent Peer Review College, is a Sustainability Ambassador