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Rounaq Nayak

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Lecturer in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Bournemouth University

I am passionate about exploring the reciprocal relationship between organizations and local communities, analysing their mutual influence, and studying the sustainability implications. As a human factors specialist and a human geographer, I have worked on projects in agri-food and healthcare sectors, prioritizing a people-centred approach to service improvement. My research interest lies in enhancing the resilience of the global agri-food system to challenges like food poverty, forced labour, and carbon trading by adopting a systems approach. I aim to optimize systems, promote transparency, build community resilience, and evaluate technological innovations using a human factors lens. Through service improvement projects, I have generated reports contributing to sustainable transformations in the agri-food sector and charities

I hold Fellowships with the Royal Society for Public Health, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Higher Education Academy. My educational background includes a BEng in Biotechnology, an MSc in Food Safety and Management, and a PhD in Human Factors and Sustainability. Prior to BU, I have worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, the NHS, and as an academic at Harper Adams University.

So whether you want to know more about my research or would like to collaborate on a service improvement project, feel free to get in touch.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Lecturer in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Bournemouth University
  • 2019–2021
    Lecturer in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Harper Adams University
  • 2018–2019
    Human Factors Research Assistant, University of Oxford
  • 2015–2018
    Research Assistant, Loughborough University

Education

  • 2018 
    Loughborough University, PhD
  • 2014 
    University of Birmingham, MSc (Merit)
  • 2013 
    Vellore Institute of Technology, BEng (1st)

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    The Carbon Exchange: Mapping the drivers and impact of the carbon market on rural enterprises in the UK (REINVEST)
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    UKRI
  • 2023
    Community feeding programs - Mapping the referral process to food banks and other community organisations
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    British Academy
  • 2022
    Mapping the drivers and impact of Modern-Day Slavery practices within the traditional Indian tea farming sector
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    British Academy
  • 2022
    Edible Food Waste Reduction: Using STFC Technology In Food Valorisation to Integrate Excess Food in Local Communities (UTILISE)
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • 2022
    United Kingdom and Brazil INterventions for Food Loss and Waste Education in Secondary Schools (BINLESS): A case study of collaboration between schools from Brazil and United Kingdom
    Role:
    CoI
    Funding Source:
    British Council
  • 2021
    A multidimensional evaluation platform for Brazil’s national school feeding program
    Role:
    CoI
    Funding Source:
    British Council

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
  • Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health