MA/MSc/PhD studies in sociological aspects of climate change

22 02 2011

As part of the University’s new ESRC Doctoral Training Centre CRESI is offering a number of training pathways which include MA/MSc training and PhD supervision in (amongst others)

  • Economic sociology
  • Science in society
  • Survey methodology

We would welcome applications from students interested in studying sociological aspects of climate change from these and other perspectives and would especially welcome students interested in making use of ’Understanding Society‘, the new UK 40,000-strong household longitudinal study and it’s predecessor the British Household Panel Survey.

Together these datasets provide a unique longitudinal resource tracking the socio-ecomic circumstances and, more latterly, sustainable practices and attitudes of UK citizens over the last 20 years. Both of these surveys are/were lead by our colleagues at Essex’s renowned Institute for Social and Economic Research to which our students have everyday access.

Students would form part of a wider research community focused on the ESRC Sustainable Practices Research Group and Essex’s own ‘Growth and Sustainability: constructing a new global socio-economic and political order‘ challenge.

More information on available studentships, how to apply and other related graduate courses and programmes is available from the Department of Sociology website.





Seminar: Sustainable Practices Research

27 01 2011

Mark Harvey and Ben Anderson from Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Thursday 10 February 2011

At 16:00 in Room 6.345 and afterwards in the Sociology Common Room.

What is sustainable consumption? Mark Harvey and Ben Anderson are part of a new £1.5 million ESRC research group, led by the University of Manchester, which is at the first stages of research. They will present the aims and agendas of their projects in the broader SPRG programme, and open a discussion on consumption and sustainability, with both theoretical and empirical research questions. Read the rest of this entry »





Researcher needed to work with Mark Harvey on comparative study of the economic sociology of bottled water

10 01 2011

ESRC funded Senior Research Officer in the Department of Sociology needed to undertake comparative research on consumption practices of bottled water in Europe, Mexico and India. The post has arisen as part of the formation of the Sustainable Practices Research Group, led by the University of Manchester, a programme of research on sustainability and consumption. The appointed researcher will work under the direction of Professor Mark Harvey, Director of the Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation (CRESI).

For more information see http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACC425/senior-research-officer/





CRESI secures ESRC sustainable consumption funding

14 04 2010

In collaboration with colleagues at a number of Universities including Manchester, Lancaster and Edinburgh, CRESI’s Professor Mark Harvey and Dr Ben Anderson have secured substantial ESRC funding to develop their work on sustainable consumption as part of the Sustainable Practices Research Group of the ESRC Sustainable Behaviour Group.

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CRESI research features at ESRC Seminar

30 07 2009

CRESI’s Dr Ben Anderson recently gave an overview of our research on developing small area estimates of income, household expenditure (consumption) and time-use at an ESRC Seminar. Read the rest of this entry »





Project – The transition to a sustainable bio-economy: innovation and expectations

1 10 2007

CRESI Director Mark Harvey has been awarded a £256K ESRC grant to investigate innovation for and expectations of the future transition to a sustainable bio-economy Read the rest of this entry »








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