Ksenia Chmutina

Dr Ksenia Chmutina's main research interest is in synergies of resilience and sustainability in the built environment, including holistic approach to enhancing resilience to natural and human-induced threats, and a better understanding of the systemic implications of sustainability and resilience under the pressures of urbanisation and climate change. She has an extensive experience of working on RCUK and EU-funded projects that focused on resilience and sustainability of urban spaces. Ksenia's first degree was in International Relations during which she spent one year in China and Japan as an exchange student. She then did her MA in International Relations in Chinese campus of the University of Nottingham. After that, Ksenia came to the UK to do her PhD which focused on the evaluation of energy efficiency policies for commercial buildings in China. Following her graduation she was employed as a Researcher there, and then joined Loughbourough University as a Research Associate.