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Research Team

The CVORR team is cross disciplinary team of leading academics in fields which include resource management, economics, engineering and sustainability.


Prof. Phil Purnell

Principal Investigator

Director of "Cities" research theme (School of Civil Engineering).

Prof. Andrew Brown

Co-Investigator

Professor of Economics and Political Economy (Leeds University Business School).

Dr. Costas Velis

Co-Investigator

Lecturer in Resource Efficiency Systems (School of Civil Engineering).

Dr. Eleni Iacovidou

Researcher

Research Fellow in resource & waste management (School of Civil Engineering).

Dr. John Hahladakis

Researcher

Research Fellow at the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (School of Civil Engineering).

Dr. Joel Millward-Hopkins

Researcher

Research Assistant (School of Civil Engineering).

Oliver Zwirner

Researcher

Research Fellow (Leeds University Business School).