Graduate Students
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) does not offer an independent graduate programme but senior SSEE academics are able to supervise students who are admitted to the Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) programme at the School of Geography and the Environment or other DPhil programmes around the University of Oxford. Prospective graduate students should apply through the School of Geography and the Environment's International Graduate School in the first instance.
Choosing a supervisor
DPhil students are required to identify primary and secondary supervisors. If you wish to work with a member of the SSEE you should contact them directly to discuss your proposed topic. The following SSEE staff are available as primary DPhil supervisors:
- Dr Ben Caldecott
- Dr Dustin Garrick
- Dr Aoife Brophy
- Prof Cameron Hepburn
- Prof Rob Hope
- Dr Radhika Khosla
- Dr Caitlin McElroy
In addition, some members of the School of Geography and the Environment's academic staff have related interests and may co-supervise with SSEE staff if they are interested in the project and are not already oversubscribed in terms of supervision.
Current Doctoral (DPhil) Research Students
The international and interdisciplinary nature of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment's research is reflected in the range of postgraduate research topics our graduate students undertake:
Kaya Axelsson
Defining Net Zero - Investigation the Emergence and Interpretation of New Climate Standards
Supervisors: Prof Cameron Hepburn; Dr Caitlin McElroy
Konstantin Born
Circular economy and eco-innovation in the mining sector
Supervisors: Dr Caitlin McElroy; Dr Alex Money
Joris Bücker
Long term (economic) policy tools based on complexity economics and the non-linear planetary impact of climate change
Supervisor: Prof Doyne Farmer; Dr Matt Ives
Andrea Byfuglien
A behavioural perspective on decisions around land use: on social influence, risk, and collective action
Supervisors: Dr Mark Hirons and Dr Stefania Innocenti
Kathryn Condon
Supervisors: Dr Alex Money and Prof Cameron Hepburn
Adam Ferris
Studying decision architecture to find key behavioural intervention measures for increased traction in green consumption
Supervisors: Prof Cameron Hepburn; Dr Stefania Innocenti
Rob Ferrito
Using a feminist ethic of care to evaluate women's engagement with digital economy in Ethiopia
Supervisor: Prof Katrina Charles
Ella Fleming
Assessing the intersection of climate change and emerging conflict in the Sahel and East Africa
Supervisors: Dr Dustin Garrick; Dr Timothy Clack (Archaeology);
Gina Gilson
Governing informal water markets in Eastern Africa
Supervisor: Dr Dustin Garrick
Parth Goel
Economic impacts of green fiscal policies for climate-compatible growth in India
Supervisors: Pete Barbrook-Johnson and Sugandha Srivastav
Guste Gurcinaite
Planning for a Just Transition: the Politics and Governance of Justice in the European Union's Energy Policy
Supervisors: Pete Barbrook Johnson and Radhika Khosla
Shruti Jain
Navigating Global Food Networks: Resilience and Sustainability in Present and Future Food Systems
Supervisors: Professor Sam Fankhauser and Dr Radhika Khosla
Jimmy Jia
A new tool for energy and environmental valuation to improve decision making for capital deployment of climate-resilient infrastructure
Supervisors: Dr Ben Caldecott; Dr Nicola Ranger; Dr Abrar Chaudhury
Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam
Extreme Heat and Inequity: Assessing Cooling Poverty, Exposure, and Root Causes
Supervisor: Dr Radhika Khosla
Tonny Kukeera
Holistic Business Models: Connecting Electricity Access to Sustainable Development
Supervisor: Dr Aoife Brophy
Leo Johnson
The paradox of intent: Mapping the psycho-social determinants of climate (in)action
Supervisors: Dr Laurence Wainwright and Ben Caldecott
Medha Mukherjee
Intersectional Inequalities and Rural Drinking Water Choices in India
Supervisor: Professor Rob Hope
Max Nathanson
Strategic Urban Development and the Climate-Security Nexus in US Foreign Policy: Evidence from Central America
Supervisor: Prof Cameron Hepburn
Simone Osei-Owusu
Tackling Stranded Asset Risk Exposures within Africa’s Power Market
Supervisor: Dr Ben Caldecott
Emily Olsson
Supervisors: Dr John Ingram and Dr Caitlin McElroy
Adam Parr
Law and regeneration in seventeenth-century England
Supervisor: Prof Cameron Hepburn
Swisa Pongpech
Stranded assets in downstream SMEs in Thailand: Assessing risks and resilience
Supervisor: Dr. Ben Caldecott
Carter Powis
A multi-disciplinary analysis of the role of transient negative emissions in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement
Supervisors: Prof Cameron Hepburn; Dr Steve Smith
Xiyu Ren
The impact of the energy transition on the economy: studies on the pattern and the relationship between policy contexts, firm decisions and innovation choices
Supervisors: Prof Cameron Hepburn; Dr François Lafond
José Luis Reséndiz
Transition finance and sustainability-linked assets: metrics and incentive structures
Supervisor: Dr Ben Caldecott
Sandra Serumaga-Zake
Water Infrastructure Finance in sub-Saharan Africa
Supervisors: Prof Rob Hope and Dr Alex Money
Stephanie Walton
Stranded assets in the transition to sustainable and healthy food systems: Risks and implications for the cattle and beef sector in the USA
Supervisor: Dr. Ben Caldecott
Christian Wilson
Paris Aligned Portfolios and the Real Economy
Supervisor: Dr Ben Caldecott
Thomas Youngman
Macroeconomic modelling to guide the UK climate transition
Supervisors: Prof J. Doyne Farmer and Prof Richard Bailey
Jamie Linsley-Parrish
Institutional Investor Stewardship in Secondary Markets: Is Real-World Climate Impact Possible?
Supervisor: Dr. Ben Caldecott