Graduate Students
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment does not offer an independent graduate programme but senior 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
Below you will find a list of current Oxford Smith School supervisors. For the list of potential DPhil supervisors, visit the School of Geography 's website.
- Dr Ben Caldecott
- Prof J. Doyne Farmer
- Professor Cameron Hepburn
- Dr Stefania Innocenti
- Professor Radhika Khosla
- Dr François Lafond
- Dr Alex Money
- Professor Nathalie Seddon
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
Preethika Bharadwaj
Empirically understanding the role of polarised partisan identities in environmental belief formation
Supervisors: Dr Stefania Innocenti and Prof Michael Obersteiner
Akhil Chauhan
Modelling Electricity Markets and Energy Systems for Decision-Making under Deep Uncertainty
Supervisor: Professor J. Doyne Farmer
Jamie Linsley-Dearing
Institutional Investor Stewardship in Secondary Markets: Is Real-World Climate Impact Possible?
Supervisor: Dr. Ben Caldecott
Cassandra Etter-Wenzel
Affordability for whom? Policy recommendations for ensuring low-cost residential electricity prices for low-income households to net-zero 2050
Supervisors: Professor Sam Fankhauser and Professor Charlie Wilson
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);
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
Daniel Hoffman
Mapping the regional adjacent possible: innovation pathways for vulnerable places in the net-zero transition
Supervisor: Professor J. Doyne Farmer and Dr François Lafond
Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam
Extreme Heat and Inequity: Assessing Cooling Poverty, Exposure, and Root Causes
Supervisor: Dr Radhika Khosla
Leo Johnson
The paradox of intent: Mapping the psycho-social determinants of climate (in)action
Supervisors: Dr Laurence Wainwright and Ben Caldecott
Alexandros Angelos Mitsis
Forecasting Cost and Diffusion Trajectories of Transport Decarbonisation Technologies
Supervisors: Dr François Lafond and Professor J. Doyne Farmer
Medha Mukherjee
Intersectional Inequalities and Rural Drinking Water Choices in India
Supervisor: Professor Rob Hope
Kristina Nilsson
Public finance and drinking water services in rural Africa and Asia
Supervisors: Professor Rob Hope
Luis Nollenberger
Forecasting the Costs and Competitiveness of Long-Duration Energy Storage Technologies for the Net-Zero Transition
Supervisor: Professor J. Doyne Farmer
Emily Olsson
Supervisors: Dr John Ingram and Dr Caitlin McElroy
Simone Osei-Owusu
Tackling Stranded Asset Risk Exposures within Africa’s Power Market
Supervisor: Dr Ben Caldecott
Swisa Pongpech
Stranded assets in downstream SMEs in Thailand: Assessing risks and resilience
Supervisor: Dr. Ben Caldecott
Daniel Schmidtner
Benchmarking and Forecasting the Macroeconomy in the Energy Transition: An Agent-Based Approach”
Supervisor: François Lafond.
Sandra Serumaga-Zake
Water Infrastructure Finance in sub-Saharan Africa
Supervisors: Prof Rob Hope and Dr Alex Money
Tsion Syoum
The Role of Data in Strengthening WASH Service Delivery in Schools
Supervisor: Dr Katrina Charles
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
Thomas Youngman
Macroeconomic modelling to guide the UK climate transition
Supervisors: Prof J. Doyne Farmer and Prof Richard Bailey
Yan Yu
Capital Flow Dynamics and Systemic Risks in Energy-Transition Networks
Supervisors: Sam Fankhauser and Doyne Farmer