Stephen Parkinson

Contact

• workHorizon Centre for Doctoral Training
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• Stephen.Parkinson@nottingham.ac.uk
• https://earthwatch.org.uk/team-member/stephen-parkinson/

Biography

Stephen Parkinson (Parky) is a Researcher at Earthwatch and PhD student in the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Nottingham.

Stephen joined Earthwatch in 2018 having obtained a BA degree in Geography from the University of Cambridge. He works across several Horizon Europe research projects, looking at the "science of citizen science" and trying to improve the way projects involve local communities and members of the public. In October 2023, Stephen joined the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training as a PhD student at the University of Nottingham. His PhD research is currently based around the CircleUp project [https://circle-up.eu] and explores how households can be more meaningfully involved as actors in the circular economy. Previously, Stephen worked in the freshwater team at Earthwatch, supporting research on the FreshWater Watch project.

Research Summary

PhD title: Personal data in the circular economy

My PhD aims to contribute to the discussion around responsible research and innovation within the circular economy looking specifically at how households can successfully be empowered as actors in the transition to the circular economy and to what extent digital technologies and data can play a role in this process. The central argument is that, with the right support, households can make a more effective contribution to the circular economy than the current system allows.

Recent Publications

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• CECCARONI, LUIGI, WOODS, SASHA M., BUTKEVIČIENĖ, EGLĖ, PARKINSON, STEPHEN, SPRINKS, JAMES, COSTA, PEDRO, SIMIS, STEFAN G. H., LESSIN, GENNADI, LIÑÁN, SONIA, COMPANYS, BERTA, BONFILL, ELISABET and PIERA, JAUME, 2023. The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Ocean and Water Literacy in School Communities: The ProBleu Methodology Sustainability. 15(14),
• PARKINSON, STEPHEN, WOODS, SASHA MARIE, SPRINKS, JAMES and CECCARONI, LUIGI, 2022. A Practical Approach to Assessing the Impact of Citizen Science towards the Sustainable Development Goals Sustainability. 14(8),
• UTA WEHN, MOHAMMAD GHARESIFARD, LUIGI CECCARONI, HANNAH JOYCE, RAQUEL AJATES, SASHA WOODS, ANE BILBAO, STEPHEN PARKINSON, MARGARET GOLD and JONATHAN WHEATLAND, 2021. Impact assessment of citizen science: state of the art and guiding principles for a consolidated approach Sustainability Science. 16,
• SPRINKS, JAMES, WOODS, SASHA MARIE, PARKINSON, STEPHEN, WEHN, UTA, JOYCE, HANNAH, CECCARONI, LUIGI and GHARESIFARD, MOHAMMAD, 2021. Coordinator Perceptions When Assessing the Impact of Citizen Science towards Sustainable Development Goals Sustainability. 13(4),
• YOUNG, JULIETTE C., ROSE, DAVID C., MUMBY, HANNAH S., BENITEZ-CAPISTROS, FRANCISCO, DERRICK, CHRISTINA J., FINCH, TOM, GARCIA, CAROLINA, HOME, CHANDRIMA, MARWAHA, ESHA, MORGANS, COURTNEY, PARKINSON, STEPHEN, SHAH, JAY, WILSON, KERRIE A. and MUKHERJEE, NIBEDITA, 2018. A methodological guide to using and reporting on interviews in conservation science research Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9(1), 10-19