Pete Barbrook-johnson
Teaching Associate
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPete Barbrook-Johnson is a social scientist and complexity economist with a decade of experience applying systems thinking to environmental policy, behavioural science, and the food-energy-water nexus. Based in London, he combines academic research with hands-on teaching and programme leadership at the University of Oxford and UCL, where he runs electives on complexity and supervises PhD students. He has led and evaluated large interdisciplinary initiatives—most recently as Deputy Director of the NERC-funded Agile Initiative—developing rapid, applied research sprints and meta-evaluative methods for new research models. Pete’s work blends agent-based modelling, evaluation science, and stakeholder engagement to turn complex socio-environmental problems into actionable policy insights. He holds a PhD in Computational Social Science and a Distinction MSc in Environmental Technology, and is known for translating cutting-edge complexity methods into practical tools for policymakers and practitioners. An underrated strength is his track record of building collaborative, cross-sector networks that sustain long-term nexus infrastructure and evaluation projects.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Environmental Technology, specialising in Environmental Economics and Policy, Distinction, MSc, Environmental Technology, specialising in Environmental Economics and Policy, Distinction at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics at University of East AngliaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Sociology; Computational Social Science and Complexity, n/a, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Sociology; Computational Social Science and Complexity, n/a at University of SurreyHigh School, GCSEs and A Levels, High School, GCSEs and A Levels at Drayton Manor High SchoolProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
OxSTHub/OxSTHub.github.io
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
Website of the Oxford Systems Thinking Hub
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
bapeterj/DietModelSESMOpaper
Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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