Dr Graeme Heyes

Who am I?

I am an interdisciplinary researcher and practitioner with expertise in the development and application of frameworks designed to solve environmental challenges. This has led me to develop and apply frameworks for sustainable business model innovation, circular economy, and environmental management in a range of settings including for the aviation industry, where I have worked for the European Commission to influence policy and practice.

I am an advocate of end-user and co-created approaches to research using design thinking methodologies. This includes the creation of a novel approach to innovation using a unique "Sustainable Design Sprint" or "Green Design Sprint" method that brings together the latest thinking from the environmental, business and design communities into a holistic and stakeholder focused approach to sustainable design innovation. This enables me to help businesses to approach poorly defined environmental challenges, i.e. "how do we become net-zero", understand them in detail through sustainable business analysis methods, and redefine them as solvable opportunities that can be implemented through ideation and implementation pathways, as articulated for example, through Sustainable Action Plans.

I am an official trainer in Environmental Management for Airports Council International and a certified facilitator of the award-winning Carbon Literacy scheme.

Why do I teach?

I am interested in the communication and dissemination of research as my field has the potential to make a marked impact on society and our ability to overcome the grand societal challenges we all face. I have taught on a range of units, typically associated with business responses to climate change, and I am an accredited trainer in environmental management for Airports Council International, and of Carbon Literacy. I am passionate about teaching sustainable design sprint methods and facilitation techniques.

Languages

English, Italian.

Publications

• Featured Works

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• Journal articles

  JMF. Mendoza, M. Sharmina, A. Gallego-Schmid, G. Heyes, A. Azapagic (2017). Integrating Backcasting and Eco-Design for the Circular Economy: The BECE Framework. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(3), pp.526-544.

  H. Srichandan, S. Singh, A. Pathak, D-J. Kim, S-W. Lee, et al. G. Heyes. (2014). Bioleaching of metals from spent refinery petroleum catalyst using moderately thermophilic bacteria: effect of particle size. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 49(7), pp.807-818.

• Chapters in books

  VR. Vargas, G. Heyes (2016). Scaling up the Woven Filigree: (un)Common Systemic Thinking to Embedding Sustainability into the Curriculum in a Large-Scale Higher Education Institution in the UK. In: World Sustainability Series. Springer International Publishing, pp.299-312.

• Conferences

  G. Heyes (2021). Enhancing Noise Management Strategy: Recommendations from the strategy literature. In: INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings. Washington, 1/8/2021. pp.987-987.

  R. Aalmoes, S. Bartles, S. Benz, D. Schreckenberg, G. Heyes (2020). Reducing noise impact and improving quality of life by addressing annoyance. Lyon,

  G. Heyes, J. Shepperd (2020). The case for a design-led, end-user focused airport noise management process. In: Proceedings of 2020 International Congress on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2020. 23/8/2020.

  G. Heyes, P. Hooper, F. Raje EXEMPLAR CASE STUDIES OF AVIATION NOISE MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: A REVIEW OF THE COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT STATE OF THE ART. Bordeaux, 25/2/2020.

  G. Heyes, F. Raje, P. Hooper, R. Hudson, D. Dimitriu (2019). Critical assessment of aviation noise communication strategies in the European Union. In: INTER-NOISE 2019 MADRID - 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering. Madrid, 16/6/2019.

  G. Heyes, F. Raje, P. Hooper, R. Hudson, D. Dimitriu (2019). Critical assessment of aviation noise communication strategies in the European Union. In: INTER-NOISE 2019 MADRID - 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering.

  P. Hooper, G. Heyes, D. Dimitriu (2018). Pan-European Review of Aviation Noise Impact Mitigation Strategies: Perspectives and Opinions from Industry Stakeholders. In: Euronoise 2018. Crete, 27/5/2018. pp.153-160.

  G. Heyes, PD. Hooper, CS. Thomas (2014). Facilitating Sustainable Business Model Innovation within Firms. In: Proceedings of the 20th ISDRS Conference. Trondheim,

• Reports