I am Professor of Environmental Education and serve as Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University, responsible for driving sustainability in every aspect of University strategy, as well as developing a sustainable mindset and skills for our students and within our communities, including accelerating education for the SDGs, Carbon Literacy and Net Zero skills.
I am Associate Head of School of the European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Chair of the Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences, Council Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences and a member of the QAA and Advance HE Advisory Group reviewing the Education for Sustainable Development Guidance for the UK.
I am the institutional strategic sponsor and lead for Responsible Futures and representative on the Manchester Climate Change Board and Partnership and on the Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education Leaders.
I have a degree in Biology from the University of Manchester and a DPhil in Ecology from the University of Sussex. My research interests are in education for sustainable development and processes governing plant community composition. I am a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Leadership Foundation, and a Chartered Environmentalist.
I have a BSc in Biology from the University of Manchester and a Doctorate in Plant Ecology from the University of Sussex. I have a PGCE (FAHE) from Manchester Metropolitan University.
I took up a post of Lecturer at Coventry University in 1992, then joined Manchester Metropolitan University as a Lecturer in 1993. I became a Principal Lecturer in 2007 and Head of Division of Geography and Environmental Management in 2010. I was Head of the School of Science and the Enviroment, later to beome the Department of Natural Sciences, between 2014 and 2021. I became Institutional Academic Lead for the Environment in 2019.
Understanding community composition and the processes governing this are challenges for conservation biology with innovatove applications in habitat management, creation and restoration.
Acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future is also a challenge. Living Labs (https://www.the-ies.org/resources/living-labs) and Responsible Futures (http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/good_practice/gpentry.php?id=109) initatives can be transformational for education for sustainable development (https://www.the-ies.org/resources/value-environmental-science).
Alison Brown (completed 1999), Katherine Lawton (completed 2005), Jill Edmondson (completed 2005), Emma-Lee Glen (Director of Studies, completed 2009), Jonathan Davies (completed 2016), Emily Schofield (completed 2020), Sara-Xaali O'Reilly Berkeley (2017 – ongoing), Sigrun Wagner (2018 – ongoing)
Undergraduate Programme External Examiner: the University of the West of England, Bristol (2004 - 2007).
External Adviser: Faculty of Applied Sciences, the University of the West of England, Bristol (2007 - 2013).
Undergraduate Programme External Examiner: School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University (2013 – 2017).
Postgraduate Programme External Examiner: Faculty of Sciences and Social Sciences (Geography), Liverpool Hope University (2013 – 2017).
Periodic Curriculum Review External Panel Member, University of the West of England, Bristol (2016).
Undergraduate Programme External Examiner: Faculty of Science and Engineering (Environmental Science), Plymouth University (2018 – 2022).
External Academic Member for Validation Panel: MSc Sustainability and Social Responsibility, University of Winchester (2020).
Postgraduate Programme External Examiner: School of Law and Social Sciences (Education for Sustainability) London South Bank University (2021 – 2025).
Understanding plant community composition and the processes governing this are long standing challenges for plant ecology. My research has identified mechanisms to explain plant responses to spatial and temporal change and the implications for community composition, with applications in vegetation responses to pollution, habitat management, creation and restoration.
I also have expertise in education for sustainable development and implementation of sustainable development in practice.
Early publications focus on the ecology of clonal species and implications for their management. Later publications examine effects of nitrogen pollution and environmental management techniques for mitigation of eutrophication in the field of restoration ecology. Recent projects focus on the role of temporal dynamism in understanding diversity-function relationships in plant communities. Current projects focus on education for sustainable development and implementation of sustainable development in practice.
EAC. Price (2003). Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats. Psychology Press.
W. Leal Filho, B. Fritzen, V. Ruiz Vargas, A. Paço, Q. Zhang, et al. F. Doni, AM. Azul, CRP. Vasconcelos, IE. Nikolaou, A. Skouloudis, MA. Weresa, M. Marczewska, E. Price, R. Anholon, I. Rampasso, O. Quelhas, A. Lange Salvia, PG. Ozuyar, S. Moggi, YJ. Wu. (2022). Social innovation for sustainable development: assessing current trends. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. 29(4), pp.311-322.
W. Leal Filho, E. Price, T. Wall, C. Shiel, UM. Azeiteiro, et al. M. Mifsud, L. Brandli, CS. Farinha, S. Caeiro, AL. Salvia, CR. Vasconcelos, LO. de Sousa, P. Pace, F. Doni, L. Veiga Avila, B. Fritzen, TJ. LeVasseur. (2021). COVID-19: the impact of a global crisis on sustainable development teaching. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 23(8), pp.11257-11278.
W. Leal Filho, F. Frankenberger, AL. Salvia, U. Azeiteiro, F. Alves, et al. P. Castro, M. Will, J. Platje, VO. Lovren, L. Brandli, E. Price, F. Doni, M. Mifsud, LV. Ávila. (2021). A framework for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in university programmes. Journal of Cleaner Production. 299,
S. Wagner, L. Jassogne, E. Price, M. Jones, R. Preziosi (2021). Impact of Climate Change on the Production of Coffea arabica at Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Agriculture. 11(1), pp.53-53.
WL. Filho, C. Skanavis, A. Kounani, LL. Brandli, C. Shiel, et al. AD. Paço, P. Pace, M. Mifsud, A. Beynaghi, E. Price, AL. Salvia, M. Will, K. Shula. (2019). The role of planning in implementing sustainable development in a higher education context. Journal of Cleaner Production. 235, pp.678-687.
J. Edmondson, E. Terribile, JA. Carroll, EAC. Price, SJM. Caporn (2013). The legacy of nitrogen pollution in heather moorlands: ecosystem response to simulated decline in nitrogen deposition over seven years. Sci Total Environ. 444, pp.138-144.
JL. Edmondson, JA. Carroll, EAC. Price, SJM. Caporn (2010). Bio-indicators of nitrogen pollution in heather moorland. Sci Total Environ. 408(24), pp.6202-6209.
C. Marshall, EAC. Price (1999). Clonal plants and environmental heterogeneity - space, time and scale. PLANT ECOLOGY. 141(1-2), pp.1-1.
MJ. Hutchings, EAC. Price (1999). Glechoma hederaceaL. (Nepeta glechomaBenth.,N. hederacea(L.) Trev.). Journal of Ecology. 87(2), pp.347-364.
EAC. Price, C. Marshall (1999). Clonal plants and environmental heterogeneity: an introduction to the proceedings. Plant Ecology. 141(1/2), pp.3-7.
EAC. Price, MJ. Hutchings (1996). The Effects of Competition on Growth and Form in Glechoma hederacea. Oikos. 75(2), pp.279-279.
MJ. HUTCHINGS, EAC. PRICE (1993). Does Physiological Integration Enable Clonal Herbs to Integrate the Effects of Environmental Heterogeneity?. Plant Species Biology. 8(2-3), pp.95-105.
EAC. Price, MJ. Hutchings (1992). The Causes and Developmental Effects of Integration and Independence between Different Parts of Glechoma hederacea Clones. Oikos. 63(3), pp.376-376.
EAC. Price, C. Marshall, MJ. Hutchings (1992). Studies of Growth in the Clonal Herb Glechoma Hederacea. I. Patterns of Physiological Integration. The Journal of Ecology. 80(1), pp.25-25.
EAC. Price, MJ. Hutchings (1992). Studies of Growth in the Clonal Herb Glechoma Hederacea. II. The Effects of Selective Defoliation. The Journal of Ecology. 80(1), pp.39-39.
D. Iliško, M. Venkatesan, E. Price (2021). Sustainable Crises Management in Education During COVID-19. In: COVID-19: Paving the Way for a More Sustainable World. Springer International Publishing, pp.3-21.
EAC. Price, E. Glen, SJM. Caporn, J. Carroll, MLM. Jones, et al. R. Scott. (2007). A novel technique for restoring species-rich grassland. In: High value grassland: providing biodiversity, a clean environment and premium products proceedings of the BGS/BES/BSAS Conference : held at Keele University College, Staffordshire, UK, 17-19 April, 2007.
EAC. Price, C. Marshall (1997). Sectoriality and its implications for physiological integration. In: The ecology and evolution of clonal plants. Balogh Scientific Books,
EAC. Price, R. Gamble, GG. Williams, C. Marshall (2001). Seasonal patterns of partitioning and remobilization of 14C in the invasive rhizomatous perennial Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene). In: Evolutionary Ecology. OBERGURGL, AUSTRIA, 8/2000. pp.347-362.
EAC. Price, MJ. Hutchings, C. Marshall (1996). Causes and consequences of sectoriality in the clonal herb Glechoma hederacea. In: Vegetatio. UNIV TURKU, ARCHIPELAGO RES INST, TURKU, FINLAND, 19/9/1994. pp.41-54.
E. Price, A. Reeves, J. Gwilliam, . Peter Harrison, N. Schantz, et al. C. Ribchester, T. Hughes. (2023). Education for Sustainable Development and Academic Quality Principles and Processes for Higher Education Providers. QAA, Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).
H. Thew, C. Graves, D. Reay, R. Dunk, J. Mork, et al. E. Price. (2021). Mainstreaming climate education in Higher Education Institutions. COP26 Universities Network, COP26 Universities Network.
R. Dunk, J. Mork, E. Price (2021). Carbon Literacy: Peer-to-peer training facilitates access for all staff and students. COP26 Universities Network, COP26 Universities Network.
. Various (1999). Clonal Plants and Environmental Heterogeneity - Space, Time and Scale. Plant Ecology Special Issue. Volume 141 Nos 1-2. ISSN 1385-0237.
Invited Speaker UK Russia University Alliance Climate Change Forum, February 2021. http://uk-russia-alliance.ru/climate-change/eng
Invited Keynote Speaker Advance HE Virtual Sustainability Symposium: Facing Forward with Sustainability: Principles, Progress and Partnership, March 2021. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events/calendar/sustainability-symposium-facing-forward-sustainability-principles
Invited Speaker IES STAGES on the road to COP26. Paving the way for a green society: upskilling the workforce, July 2021. https://www.the-ies.org/events/paving-way-green-society
Invited Speaker International Conference on Sustainable Development 2021. Plenary 7: University Transformations for the SDGs: From Concept to Action, September 2021. https://ic-sd.org/ https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/public/1990/program
Invited Speaker IES COP26 Solutions 'Big Picture' expert discussion, October 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQ_VhaUpUQ
Plenary Keynote Speaker GMCA Green Summit, October 2021
Invited Speaker IES COP26 Reflections from across the sector webinar, January 2022. https://www.the-ies.org/analysis/cop26-reflections-across
Invited Speaker UK Russia University Alliance Forum: Young People and Global Climate Action, February 2022. https://uk-russia-alliance.ru/globalclimateaction/eng
Member of the Scientific and Executive Committee of the World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, September 2014
Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee of the SER 2015 World Conference on Ecological Restoration, August 2015
Member of the Scientific and Executive Committee of the World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation, September 2015
Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation, November 2020
Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Sustainable Development Teach-In Day 2020, December 2020
Member QAA Education for Sustainable Development Guidance (ESDG) Advisory Group (2020)
Editorial Board Discover Sustainablity, Springer Nature
Associate Editor International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Emerald
Editorial Advisory Board for the Fairer Society gateway, Emerald Open Research platform
2021 - present: Member Manchester Climate Change Board
2020 - present: Chair Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences
2020 - present: Council Member and Trustee Institution of Environmental Sciences
2020: Member QAA Education for Sustainable Development Guidance Advisory Group
2018 - present: Partner European School of Sustainability Science and Research
2018 - present: Member Manchester Climate Change Partnership
2017 - present: Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2016 - 2020: Vice Chair Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences
2016 - present: Member Institution of Environmental Sciences
2015 - present: Fellow Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
2014 - present: Member Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences
2013 - present: Member of the Society of Biology
2010 - present: Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
2005 - present: Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)
2002 - present: Full Member Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
1987 - present: Member British Ecological Society