Dr Rounaq Nayak

Dr Rounaq Nayak (they/them) is a Senior Lecturer in Farming Systems at UWE Bristol and a member of the FSA's Advisory Committee for Social Science. Their work focuses on systems thinking and systems mapping to support inclusive, evidence-informed decision-making in agri-food policy. Rounaq brings particular expertise in embedding lived experience evidence and expertise in policy processes and researching how to deliver equitable transitions across food systems.

Rounaq was an ESRC Policy Fellow at the Wales Centre for Public Policy, where they supported the What Works Network on integrating lived experience into policy research and knowledge mobilisation.

Rounaq's research explores just transitions in agroecology, carbon markets, and food governance, with an emphasis on EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) and the co-production of knowledge. They also serve as the Just Transitions Champion for the AFN Network+ and are a trustee at Food Matters.

Register of interests

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