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Dr Eleni Iacovidou
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management

Heinz Wolff 001C

Topics

  • Industrial Symbiosis and Resource Efficiency: Explore how industries can exchange by-products, waste, or energy to maximise resource efficiency, overcome policy or collaboration barriers, and develop sustainable industrial clusters or eco-industrial parks.

  • Circular Economy Assessment of Emerging Technologies: Evaluate the sustainability and circularity potential of new technologies (e.g., renewable energy systems, EVs, modular electronics), identify lifecycle stages with the greatest circularity gains, and inform industrial innovation, product design, and policymaking.

  • Policy, Governance, and Regulatory Lock-ins in Circular Economy Transitions: Investigate regulatory and institutional barriers that hinder circular practices, examine interventions to accelerate systemic transitions, and provide evidence-based recommendations for policymakers.

  • Circularity in Resource-Intensive Sectors: Target high-impact sectors such as water, plastics, textiles, food, construction, electronics, or agricultural residues to reduce waste and resource consumption, leveraging circular principles and digital tracking/AI for practical industrial transformation.

For current opportunities please visit: 

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Research-degrees/PhD-Projects/Projects?id=96830887-7a5f-407c-b242-f2f2b45ed648 

https://london-nerc-dtp.org/2019/07/03/eliminating-single-use-plastic-food-packaging-a-multi-dimensional-assessment/

PhD projects for research students