Frances Fahy(editor)

Frances Fahy is Professor of Geography at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Frances is an environmental geographer and she has published more than > 75 publications including three edited volumes (published by Sage, 2013, Routledge, 2014, Palgrave 2019) and numerous peer reviewed articles in journals such as Global Environmental Change, Area, Energy Policy, and Journal of Consumer Policy. Prof Fahy has coordinated > 16 funded research projects and is the coordinator and lead of the Horizon 2020 project, ENERGISE ‘European Network for Research, Good Practice and Innovation for Sustainable Energy’. She is currently leading nine other partners across Europe on this 3.7 million Euro social science research project which aims to provide an understanding of the factors driving individual and collective energy choices and practices across Europe. Prof Fahy won the President’s Award for Research Excellence Established Researcher (Senior Lecturers/Professors) in 2017 and was recognised by Enterprise Ireland at the EU Research Forum in Dublin in June 2017, as a Champion of EU Research 2017. In Spring 2018, Frances was the recipient of the University's inaugural President's Award for Societal Impact. Prof Fahy previously served as Head of Geography at NUI Galway (2014-2017) and led the Socio-Economic and Policy Pillar of the Ryan Institute and the Environment Development and Sustainability Cluster (Whitaker Institute) from 2013 until 2018. Frances is the past President of the Geographical Society of Ireland (2012-2014) and a past Chair of the Planning and Environment Research Group (PERG) of the Royal Geographical Society (2007-2012). Frances was the recipient of the 2013-14 Fulbright Scholar Award and travelled to the US to conduct research on: Communicating Sustainability Research – Challenges, Opportunities and Dissemination Strategies. In addition, Frances held visiting Fellowships and international appointments in the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, Palmerston North Campus, New Zealand; School of Environmental Sciences, University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand; and the Centre for Sustainability: Agriculture, Food, Energy, Environment (CSAFE), Discipline of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.  Prof Fahy was elected to the Board of the European Roundtable on Sustainable Production and Consumption in 2017, and is currently the Honorary Secretary (2018-).  Prof Fahy is a founding member of the Sustainability Initiative on campus she co-organised the launch of the University’s Sustainability Strategy in November 2017. As a leader of the Research and Teaching Pillar within the Community University Sustainability Project (CUSP) she actively involved in a programme of work to ensure the implementation of that Strategy through until 2020 (see: www.nuigalway.ie/sustainability). Prof Fahy was Co-Chair of the 2019 EUGEO Conference (held in May 2019, in NUI Galway) and the Vice-Chair for the International Geographical Union Congress 2024 ‘Bridging a World of Difference’ and will host over 3,000 Geographers in Ireland in 2024. Prof Fahy has supervised nine recent and current PhD students, seven Postdoctoral Research Fellows, and numerous Masters students. Many of her graduates now hold key roles in policy and academia. Prof Fahy is the Programme Director for the exciting BSc in Applied Social Sciences. Further information can be found here: http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/undergraduate-courses/applied-social-sciences.htmlFrances Fahy is Professor of Geography at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Frances is an environmental geographer and she has published more than > 75 publications including three edited volumes (published by Sage, 2013, Routledge, 2014, Palgrave 2019) and numerous peer reviewed articles in journals such as Global Environmental Change, Area, Energy Policy, and Journal of Consumer Policy. Prof Fahy has coordinated > 16 funded research projects and is the coordinator and lead of the Horizon 2020 project, ENERGISE ‘European Network for Research, Good Practice and Innovation for Sustainable Energy’. She is currently leading nine other partners across Europe on this 3.7 million Euro social science research project which aims to provide an understanding of the factors driving individual and collective energy choices and practices across Europe. Prof Fahy won the President’s Award for Research Excellence Established Researcher (Senior Lecturers/Professors) in 2017 and was recognised by Enterprise Ireland at the EU Research Forum in Dublin in June 2017, as a Champion of EU Research 2017. In Spring 2018, Frances was the recipient of the University's inaugural President's Award for Societal Impact. Prof Fahy previously served as Head of Geography at NUI Galway (2014-2017) and led the Socio-Economic and Policy Pillar of the Ryan Institute and the Environment Development and Sustainability Cluster (Whitaker Institute) from 2013 until 2018. Frances is the past President of the Geographical Society of Ireland (2012-2014) and a past Chair of the Planning and Environment Research Group (PERG) of the Royal Geographical Society (2007-2012). Frances was the recipient of the 2013-14 Fulbright Scholar Award and travelled to the US to conduct research on: Communicating Sustainability Research – Challenges, Opportunities and Dissemination Strategies. In addition, Frances held visiting Fellowships and international appointments in the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, Palmerston North Campus, New Zealand; School of Environmental Sciences, University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand; and the Centre for Sustainability: Agriculture, Food, Energy, Environment (CSAFE), Discipline of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.  Prof Fahy was elected to the Board of the European Roundtable on Sustainable Production and Consumption in 2017, and is currently the Honorary Secretary (2018-).  Prof Fahy is a founding member of the Sustainability Initiative on campus she co-organised the launch of the University’s Sustainability Strategy in November 2017. As a leader of the Research and Teaching Pillar within the Community University Sustainability Project (CUSP) she actively involved in a programme of work to ensure the implementation of that Strategy through until 2020 (see: www.nuigalway.ie/sustainability). Prof Fahy was Co-Chair of the 2019 EUGEO Conference (held in May 2019, in NUI Galway) and the Vice-Chair for the International Geographical Union Congress 2024 ‘Bridging a World of Difference’ and will host over 3,000 Geographers in Ireland in 2024. Prof Fahy has supervised nine recent and current PhD students, seven Postdoctoral Research Fellows, and numerous Masters students. Many of her graduates now hold key roles in policy and academia. Prof Fahy is the Programme Director for the exciting BSc in Applied Social Sciences. Further information can be found here: http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/undergraduate-courses/applied-social-sciences.html