Mrs Hatty Hopkinson
Global Tipping Points Conference Coordinator
Institute Management
Tremough House
Penryn Campus
Penryn TR10 9FE
About me:
Hatty is Project Manger for Arca, an ESF funded project aimed at developing skills for the circular economy in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Arca offers introductory workshops and deep dives aimed at enhancing knowledge and understanding of the circular economy (such as, core principles, design and business models). The programme is delivered in partnership with Truro & Penwith College.
She is interested in exploring the circular economy in relation to themes of social inclusion and social justice.
Hatty joined the University of Exeter in summer 2021 as Graduate Research Assistant on the Manufacturing Immortality Project which developed self-healing materials. Her role was writing case studies to explore the role self-healing materials could play in a circular economy.
Qualifications:
PhD: Management Studies, University of Exeter - 2021 (ongoing)
Hatty is currently undertaking a PhD supervised by Steffen Boehm and Stefano Pascucci. The focus is on exploring the social dimension of the circular economy and exploring barriers and enablers to its implementation.
MEd: Inclusion and Special Educational Needs (Distinction), University of Birmingham - 2021
Hatty studied autism, and social and emotional difficulties in children and young people. In her dissertation, she explored social inclusion within community food growing projects.
BA Hons: Arts (majoring in English Literature) (First Class), the Open University - 2004
Career:
Prior to joining the University of Exeter, Hatty worked in education, specialising in supporting marginalised children and young people, in particular, those with special educational needs such as mental health problems, autism and challenging behaviours.
She started her career as a writer and radio producer. During this time, she worked on a range of speech based programmes for the BBC and Channel 4, as well as corporate radio. She helped pioneer the delivery of podcasts.