Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | ES/S010815/1 | |
| Title | Green norms across borders: how does migration affect pro-environmental behaviour? | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Not Energy Related 70%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 30%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr R R Tyers No email address given School of Social Sciences University of Southampton |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | ESRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2018 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2019 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £72,461 | |
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| Region | South East | |
| Programme | Training | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr R R Tyers , School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | Research activities: The main purpose of this fellowship is to carry out primary research in continuation of research started during my PhD, the focus being on the relationship between China-to-UK student migration and pro-environmental behaviour change, as outlined in the section below.Research outputs: In terms of outputs, I will to produce at least two journal articles from this work, as well as a briefing paper, and educative resources for Chinese students at Southampton University and other local stakeholders such as the local city and county councils.Impact potential: To develop impact opportunities, I will foster collaboration with relevant local stakeholders in the Southampton area, including the University of Southampton's Sustainability Action team, and Southampton City Council's Environment and Waste team.Collaboration: I will establish collaborative links with Chinese academia, primarily through a research visit to the Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) in Beijing to collect data, and also through dissemination of my findings to relevant stakeholders in China after my research has been completed.Teaching: I will conduct teaching duties as a member of the department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at Southampton University, to further develop my teaching skills and improve my employability as an academic.Training and personal development: I will take up training opportunities at Southampton University. In particular, I wish to improve my quantitative research skills in the use of statistical software packages such as Stata - particularly for applications related to randomised controlled trials e.g. in conducting power calculations. I also wish to gain training and experience in writing grant applications.Future research: The field of behaviour change is one which is attracting increasing attention from academics, the private sector and policy-makers. However, one neglected aspect in this field is a thorough examination of how different cultures might react to behaviour change interventions, and how migrants might react to interventions in a foreign or 'host' country. I believe there is much to contribute to this field and this fellowship may enable me to open up a new avenue for future empirical and conceptual work, with impact potential for private and public sector practitioners. | |
| Abstract | When students leave home to study, they are likely to change many aspects of their behaviour, and adapt and develop many of their attitudes and values as well. Some of these changes may be enduring and profound. When students migrate to a new country, such changes can be even more dramatic. This project will look specifically at behaviours and attitudes which relate to environmental impacts, such as energy use, transport choices, and waste disposal, and specifically at Chinese students who come to study in the UK.In my own previous research, Chinese students who had come to the UK to study reported finding themselves in a country with a stronger culture of 'being green' than they had been used to back home. Interestingly, many of them said that they had changed many of their green behaviours. In my sample of Chinese students in Southampton, many reported recycling more, saving energy and using greener transport options, often out of a desire to 'fit in' with their non-Chinese peers. Two questions arise from this. Firstly, given that there are many Chinese students in the UK, how can we try to encourage more green behaviour among this significant student cohort? Secondly, what happens when students go back to China? Does the green behaviour change endure, or is it lost? These are the questions this research project seeks to answer. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 26/10/18 | |
