Biography

Professor Nikoleta Jones is an environmental social scientist and her research focuses on socio-economic aspects of a broad range of environmental policies including biodiversity conservation, net-zero targets, ecosystem restoration and waste management. She specialises on the use of mixed methods with a particular interest in behavioural predictive models incorporating spatial and temporal dimensions. Dr Jones has published over 60 papers and has been involved in the writing of successful research grants since 2008, which collectively have raised over £2 million in external research funding. The most recent is the project FIDELIO funded by the European Research Council exploring social impacts and public support for biodiversity conservation policies in Europe. Dr Jones is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has undertaken significant teaching responsibilities across different institutions.