Dr Rebecca Edwards

Research Fellow, Third Sector Research Centre, University of Southampton

Becca is working with Prof Graham Smith and Dr Milena Büchs developing a three year programme of work exploring the Third Sector and the Environment. The research will focus on three strands: mapping the environment, mainstreaming the environment and promoting sustainable living, to provide insight into the relationship between the third sector and the environment. This will be done through a mixed method approach that commenced in October 2009.

Experience
Becca brings to the TSRC a broad research experience related to the environment and politics.  Prior to arriving in Southampton, she spent three years as a research associate at Cardiff University, first at the Regeneration Institute and latterly in the Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research Data and Methods (WISERD). Whilst at Cardiff Becca used in-depth qualitative research methods, predominately (but not exclusively) focused in the south Wales valleys.  She worked on a broad range of research topics including social housing, child protection and local regeneration initiatives. 

Prior to this, Becca was a PhD student at Royal Holloway, University of London having been awarded an ESRC CASE Studentship in collaboration with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Grosvenor Ltd. Her thesis explored New Labour’s policies for public space, with a particular focus on the localised impacts of national urban policy.

Qualifications
BSc and PhD, Royal Holloway, University of London 

Contact
Tel: 023 8059 4442
Email: r.edwards@tsrc.ac.uk

Third Sector Research Centre
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
SO17 1BJ.