Ryan Langley
- Title
- SURF Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar
- Location
- William Smith Building, Room 1.25
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Biography
Ryan has a background in Human Geography and Sustainability Research, having completed both his undergraduate and Master's degrees at Keele University. Following his graduation in 2022, Ryan worked as a Research Assistant in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, contributing to place-based decarbonisation projects. These included the Innovate UK-funded Zero Carbon Rugeley project and the West Midlands Combined Authority's Net Zero Neighbourhood project. He also worked with a number of Staffordshire-based organisations on related sustainability initiatives.
In October 2025, Ryan began a four-year PhD at Keele University, researching the role of community farming in the transition towards a more sustainable food system.
Research and scholarship
Project title: The Economics of sustainable farming on a community owned farm.
Supervisors: Dr Rosa Fernandez Martin & Dr Ben Anderson.
Funding: Leverhulme Trust.
Publications
Collaborations and grants awards
Placing Communities at the Centre of Place-Based Approaches to Decarbonisation: Lessons for Effective Engagement and Governance (Robinson et al. 2025): https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/5823/Placing_communities_at_the_centre_of_place-based_approaches_to_decarbonisation_-_2025.pdf l
Interim Heads of School:
Prof Helen Price – h.price@keele.ac.uk
Dr David Watson – d.watson@keele.ac.uk
School address
School of Life Sciences
Huxley Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734414
Email: lifesciences.office@keele.ac.uk
Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734414
Email: lifesciences.office@keele.ac.uk
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