Projects per year
Personal profile
Professional Role
My role provides strategic leadership for the Morecambe Bay Curriculum, a teacher-led environmental movement supported by Lancaster University, Lancaster and Morecambe College, University of Cumbria and the Eden Project.
Career Details
Experienced senior leader focused on climate justice, youth development and supporting people to feel hopeful and joyful about their future. I have varied experience working in grassroots orgs, charities, environmental movements, higher education, the legal sector and alongside a range of cultural organisations. I love coaching, leading teams and making a difference, particularly when it involves enabling volunteers to make social change. My strengths are project management, partnership working, impact measurement and facilitating group training. I am known for my positive outlook and always focusing on ways in which we can all make the biggest impact in our communities.
External Roles
Chair of the Energy Saving Trust Foundation
External positions
Chair, Energy Saving Trust Foundation, Energy Saving Trust
22/12/0001 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Morecambe Bay Curriculum Working Groups - Health and Wellbeing
Nelkon, C. (Co-Investigator), Garrett, B. (Co-Investigator), Wise, I. (Co-Investigator), Hindley, R. (Co-Investigator) & Perez Ojeda, D. (Co-Investigator)
2/12/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Other
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Eden Bear Book Series
Hindley, R. (Consultant) & Nelkon, C. (Principal Investigator)
9/02/23 → …
Project: Other
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Ripple Effects Morecambe Bay
Garrett, B. (Co-Investigator), Nelkon, C. (Co-Investigator), Hindley, R. (Team Member) & Germond-Duret, C. (Consultant)
5/07/24 → 17/11/24
Project: Other
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LEG: Lancaster Evaluation Group
Christou, E. (Principal Investigator), Ceyhan, P. (Principal Investigator), Owen, V. (Principal Investigator), Saunders, M. (Principal Investigator), Pawelski, M. (Principal Investigator), Bazhydai, M. (Principal Investigator), Nelkon, C. (Co-Investigator), Garrett, B. (Co-Investigator), Kornas, L. (Co-Investigator) & Newton, R. (Co-Investigator)
13/02/24 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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MBC Curriculum Co-Design Project
Garrett, B. (Principal Investigator), Perez Ojeda, D. (Principal Investigator), Gatley, S. (Principal Investigator), Nelkon, C. (Principal Investigator), Hindley, R. (Principal Investigator), Bazhydai, M. (Co-Investigator), Jones, N. (Co-Investigator), Southern, J. (Co-Investigator), Walker, G. (Co-Investigator), Ilic, S. (Co-Investigator), Donaldson, C. (Co-Investigator), Whittle, R. (Co-Investigator), Germond-Duret, C. (Co-Investigator), Moffitt, P. (Co-Investigator), Roberts, H. (Co-Investigator), Lopez-Galviz, C. (Co-Investigator), Dodd, I. (Co-Investigator), Lamb, R. (Principal Investigator), Fagan, D. (Co-Investigator) & Costa, A. (Co-Investigator)
2/10/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Chapter
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The Morecambe Bay Curriculum: Bringing about culture change through education
Garrett, B. & Nelkon, C., 23/04/2024, Civic partners in net zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets. Key Cities Innovation Network, p. 47-64 17 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter
Open Access
Activities
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Morecambe Bay Curriculum 2025 Conference
Garrett, B. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Nelkon, C. (Speaker), Hindley, R. (Organiser), Wise, I. (Organiser), Lauder, B. (Member of programme committee), Kemp, S. (Member of programme committee), Ashmore, L. (Participant), Baker, C. (Participant), Bazhydai, M. (Participant), Fuller, J. (Participant), Grabowski, J. (Participant), Harrod, A. (Speaker), Haywood, K. (Participant), Henderson, J. (Participant), Jordan, E. (Participant), O'Driscoll, K. (Participant), Perez Ojeda, D. (Member of programme committee), Ralph, N. (Participant), Rees, S. (Participant), Rennie, A. (Participant), Shaw, J. (Participant) & Sutcliffe, A. (Participant)
4/07/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Morecambe Bay Curriculum and Cumbria Primary Schools
Garrett, B. (Speaker) & Nelkon, C. (Speaker)
24/06/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Morecambe Bay Curriculum Presentation
Nelkon, C. (Speaker)
3/06/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Lancaster Evaluation Group Seminars
Bazhydai, M. (Organiser), Christou, E. (Organiser), Pawelski, M. (Organiser), Saunders, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser), Ceyhan, P. (Organiser), Garrett, B. (Organiser) & Nelkon, C. (Organiser)
01/2025 → 07/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
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STEM NETWORK: Focus on the Morecambe Bay Curriculum
Nelkon, C. (Speaker)
9/07/2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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The Bay (with fewer murders)
Nelkon, C., Garrett, B., Bebbington, J. & Turner, P.
23/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Parliament launch showcases net zero work of Morecambe Bay Curriculum
Garrett, B. & Nelkon, C.
23/04/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Little Researchers and the Morecambe Bay Curriculum
19/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Opinion
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Barrow Children Show Research at Lancaster University
16/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Newspaper Article