Swansea University Bay Campus
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Dr Jennifer Rudd

Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Engagement, Business

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Welsh language proficiency

Basic Welsh Speaker
Office 212 - 212
Second Floor
School of Management
Bay Campus
Available For Postgraduate Supervision
Media Commentator

About

Dr Rudd has a decade of experience working in chemistry and the technical circular economy, developing next generation solar panels and working on hydrogen generation and carbon capture. Using this knowledge, Dr Rudd developed the You and CO2 programme in 2018, seeking to teach young people about climate mitigation. Since then, she has worked on a number of climate change education programmes across the disciplines, age ranges and countries. She has helped train teachers in Nigeria, co-created a programme for Welsh primary school pupils to learn about fast fashion, co-developed a new scale for measuring climate capability and consulted for a range of third sector and educational institutions on climate change education programmes.

Dr Rudd is a member of the Net Zero by 2035 commission, advising Welsh Government on pathways to Net Zero, she has been invited to present her work in the Senedd and at trade events in London.

Dr Rudd has communicated the climate emergency through national talks, radio and printed media and gave a TEDx talk in 2019. She is regularly invited to give talks on climate change mitigation and climate change education and was nominated for two Swansea University awards in 2020.

Areas Of Expertise

  • Carbon capture, storage and utilisation
  • Circular economy
  • Climate change mitigation
  • Climate change education

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

 

MN-3522 Sustainability and Environmental Management

Green issues are becoming increasingly important for business. The course aims to study the drivers and opportunities for businesses to improve their environmental performance. A broad range of environmental management issues are examined, both from the viewpoint of the current status and future development, and these are illustrated using appropriate case histories.

MN-M606 Sustainability and Environmental Management

Green issues are becoming increasingly important for business. This module will introduce you to the key theories and practices that underpin sustainability and environmental management in business. A broad range of environmental management issues are examined, both from the viewpoint of the current status and future development, and these are illustrated using appropriate case histories.

MN-D004 Dissertation

 

Research Award Highlights