Overview
Professional memberships
Chartered Environmentalist CEnv., 2005-present
Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), 2004-present
Profile summary
Internal Roles
Academic Lead, Net-Zero Exchange: Future Climate Leaders Programme
SoGEES Postgraduate Taught Programme Lead (August 2024-July 2025)
MSc Environmental Consultancy Programme Lead (August 2022-July 2025)
MSc Sustainable Environmental Management Programme Lead (August 2024-July 2025)
Director of Low Carbon Devon Project. Sustainable Earth Institute (2019-2023).
Head of Environmental Science (2012-2017)
External Roles
UoP/UoE academic monitoring lead, Devon County Council, DRIP project (2022-2027)
External Examiner and academic reviewer, BSc/MEnvSci Environmental Science programmes, University of Southampton Programme (2024)
Expert panel member, NordForsk “Nordic University Cooperation” (2023)
External Examiner, Bath Spa University, Masters in Ecological Impact Assessment (2007-2010)
External Examiner, The University of Greenwich, Masters in Environmental Conservation (2008-2011)
Principal Investigator, Earthwatch (1998-2004)
Roles on external bodies
Academic Lead, Wessex Water Nutrient Technical Advisory Group (2025 - present)
Academic Advisor, Somerset Catchment Partnership (2024 - present)
Research Advisor, Flete Field Lab (2021 - present)
Defra South-West Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force committee member (2022-2024)
Research Advisor, Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (2017 - Present)
Supervised research degrees
Oscar Kemble (DoS, 2025). Evaluating blanket mire vegetation recovery following hydrological restoration, with specific focus on the influence of Molinia caerulea. MRes University of Plymouth.
Natasha Underwood (DoS, 2024). An investigation of the biogeochemical exchange of the macro plant nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen on rewetted peat soil on the Somerset Levels and Moors. PhD. UoP.
Rupert Goddard (2022). An investigation of the impact of a dairy processing unit on a riverine environment. Ph.D. UoP
Tegen Hill (2021). Evaluating the Bude Water Vole Reintroduction Project and the factors which determined the successes and failures. MRes. UoP.
Mary Lane (2020). Heathland restoration after mineral extraction. Ph.D. UoP.
Thomas Murphy (DOS, 2019). Impacts of climate change on upland oak establishment and the role of oak woodland on soil recovery for natural flood management. Ph.D. UoP.
Katie O’Shaughnessy (2019). Eco-engineering of marine and coastal artificial structures. Ph.D. University of Plymouth.
Philip Smith (DoS 2005). The effect of cutting on the Coleopteran fauna of grass tussocks. Ph.D. Faculty of Health and Science, Staffordshire University.
Anya Moon ( DoS 2000). The restoration of Blakemere Moss, Delamere Forest, Cheshire. MPhil. School of Sciences, Staffordshire University.
Teaching interests
Taught Programmes
MSc Environmental Consultancy
MSc Sustainable Environmental Management
BSc Environmental Science
BSc Environmental management and Sustainability
ResM Environmental Science
Undergraduate Modules
GEES1106 Our Digital Planet
GEES2306 Natural Ecosystems and Their Conservation
GEES3307 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Sciences
GEES3310 Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
GEES3305 BSc Research project
Postgraduate Taught Modules
GEES515 Professional Practice in the Environmental Sector
GEES536 Environmental Knowledge: From Field to Stakeholder
GEES517 Environmental Assessment
GEES520 MSc Dissertation
GES538 Ecological Survey, Evaluation and Mitigation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Entrepreneurial Futures. Nurturing, embedding and accelerating an entrepreneurial culture in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: an agile approach from higher and further education providers
Goodhew, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Alencastro, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Agarwal, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Knight, H. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Warwick, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Blake, W. (PI - Principal Investigator), Lunt, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Davidson, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Davey, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Greaves, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Ansell, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Johanning, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Whitley, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hann, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Lopez-Santander, A. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Rihan, H. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth
1/10/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Effects of wetland management on aquatic biodiversity and water quality of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Somerset Levels and Moors
Lunt, P. (PI - Principal Investigator)
1/08/25 → 1/10/29
Project: Research
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Biodiversity Performance of Living Wall Systems in Temperate Urban Environments: Plant Selection and Substrate Effects on Multi-Taxa Communities: Biodiversity Performance of Living Wall Systems in Urban Environments
Lunt, P., Murphy, T. & Buckley, J., 30 Sept 2025, Preprints.org, 20 p.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper
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Biodiversity Performance of Living Wall Systems in Urban Environments: A UK Case Study of Plant Selection and Substrate Effects on Multi-Taxa Communities
Lunt, P. H., Buckley, J., Mitchell, S., Thomas, G., Churella, E. & Murphy, T. R., 5 Dec 2025, In: Urban Science. 9, 12, 519.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correction to: Predicting Lemna growth based on climate change and eutrophication in temperate freshwater drainage ditches (Hydrobiologia, (2024), 851, 10, (2529-2541), 10.1007/s10750-024-05477-7)
Feller, J., Taylor, M. & Lunt, P. H., Jun 2025, In: Hydrobiologia. 852, 11, p. 3005 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Habitat restoration of riverine phosphorus pollution on lowland UK agricultural peatland
Lunt, P., 2 Oct 2025, 11th World Conference on Ecological restoration: Nature-based Solutions (NbS): lever for ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation for human well-being.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings published in a book › peer-review
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The State of Temperate Rainforest in South West England
Murphy, T., Chernyuk, K., Roszkowski, M., Lewin, S., Lunt, P. & Buckley, J., 2025, 47 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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