Chair: Associate Professor Ruth McManus Sponsored by BRANZ
Bronwyn Hayward (MNZM) is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Director of The Sustainable Citizenship and Civic Imagination Research group at the University of Canterbury. Her research focuses on the intersection of sustainable development, youth, climate change and citizenship. Bronwyn is a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 report (Cities, Settlements and Key Infrastructure) and was a lead author for the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5o (Sustainable Development, Poverty Eradication and Reducing Inequalities). She is co-primary investigator with University of Surrey's ESRC funded Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity, and leads the CYCLES Children and Youth in Cities Lifestyle Evaluation Study in seven cities around the world.