We’re pleased to share a new funded PhD opportunity within the CHILI Hub (Child and Adolescent Health Impacts of Learning Indoor Environments under Net Zero), based at the University of Leeds.

This interdisciplinary project will explore how schools can achieve Net Zero carbon goals while also promoting healthy, equitable indoor environments for children and young people. Using systems thinking approaches, the successful candidate will investigate the links between building design, air quality, health, and social justice — helping to inform policy and practice for the next generation of sustainable schools.

Supervisors:
Dr Douglas Booker (Lead), Professor Katy Roelich, Professor Catherine Noakes, and Professor Mark Mon-Williams.

Key details:
• Degree: PhD, School of Civil Engineering
• Funding: Fully funded studentship (University of Leeds)
• Eligibility: UK applicants only
• Application deadline: Monday 24 November 2025
• Start date: Sunday 1 February 2026

For full project details and to apply, please visit:
Using systems thinking to align health, environmental, and justice co-benefits of the transition to Net Zero in UK schools – University of Leeds

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