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SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
My research interests include: urban poverty analysis; ecosystem services/disservices-urban poverty linkages; climate change adaptation; and human settlement design and planning; and informal land and rental markets. In the pursuit of policy relevant findings, I apply novel interdisciplinary methods combining technical analysis (e.g. architectural and planning, spatial analysis and modelling) with a social (e.g. livelihoods, wellbeing) and political (governance, institutional) analysis. My research sponsors include: Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) - a NERC-ESRC-DFID joint programme; ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation research programmes; and EU Framework Programme 7. My research countries include: Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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- urban poverty; ecosystem services/disservices; climate change adaptation; and human settlement design; informal urban planning; informal land and rental markets
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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GCRF Global IAA Institutional Award
Apsimon, R. (Co-Investigator), Pickup, R. (Co-Investigator), Pickup, R. (Co-Investigator), Sutton, D. (Co-Investigator), Roy, M. (Co-Investigator), Tsekleves, E. (Co-Investigator), George, M. (Co-Investigator), George, M. (Co-Investigator), Armstrong, A. (Co-Investigator), Zografos, K. (Co-Investigator), Cin, M. (Co-Investigator), Alcock, K. (Co-Investigator), Decent, S. (Principal Investigator), Gillen, J. (Co-Investigator) & Decent, S. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Project: Research
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Governing circular sanitation services to Africa’s urban poor: The case of Tanzania (Kelvin Haule)
Roy, M. (Principal Investigator)
31/03/23 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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ACTUATE : Accelerating the adoption of circular sanitation demonstration systems for improved health outcomes
Roy, M. (Co-Investigator), Martin, A. (Co-Investigator), Dada, L. (Co-Investigator), Tsekleves, E. (Co-Investigator), Semple, K. (Co-Investigator), Pickup, R. (Co-Investigator), Barker, P. (Principal Investigator) & Tsekleves, E. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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GCRF Hub: Living Deltas
Roy, M. (Co-Investigator) & Barker, P. (Principal Investigator)
13/02/19 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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RECIRCULATE : GCRF: Driving eco-innovation in Africa:capacity-building for a safe circular water economy
Paul, N. (Principal Investigator), Semple, K. (Co-Investigator), Martin, A. (Principal Investigator), Roy, M. (Principal Investigator), Pickup, R. (Principal Investigator), Dodd, I. (Principal Investigator), Rufino, M. (Principal Investigator), Larty, J. (Principal Investigator) & Jack, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Diarrhoea in children under 5 years in two informal settlements in Accra, Ghana: The impact of antecedent rainfall and flooding
Veral, M. A., Roy, M., Pickup, R. W., Bayitse, R., Agbedor, P. M., Akrong, M. & Atkinson, P. M., 1/02/2026, In: Environmental Research. 290, 123455.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Influence of landscape on the distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in England and Wales
Veral, M. A., Pickup, R., Roy, M., Sanderson, J., Agrawal, G. & Atkinson, P., 21/04/2026, In: BMC Public Health. 26, 1, 1793.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: A spatially explicit survey
Veral, M. A., Pickup, R. W., Roy, M., Sanderson, J., Agrawal, G., Atkinson, P. M. & Hemati, S. (Editor), 28/08/2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 8, e0329317.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Scale-dependent co-production of sanitation solutions in urban Tanzania
Haule, K., Roy, M., Pickup, R. & Semple, K. T., 1/10/2025, In: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 15, 10, p. 795-805 11 p., washdev2025028.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Using living labs to engage communities and stakeholders in the development and knowledge exchange of urban health and sanitation solutions in the Global South
Tsekleves, E., Pickup, R. & Roy, M., 23/06/2024, DRS2024: Research Papers. Gray, C. M., Chehade Ciliotta, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Cuiccarelli, P. & Lloyd, P. (eds.). Boston: Design Research Society, 19 p. 21. (DRS2024 Boston: Design Research Society Conference 2024; vol. 2398-3132).Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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Lancaster University Africa Research Hub Symposium
Chaters, G. (Organiser), Larbi, R. (Organiser), Semple, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Salifu, Y. (Host), Wood, D. Z. (Host), Roy, M. (Speaker), Pickup, R. (Speaker), Kyomuhangi, I. (Speaker), Dodd, I. (Speaker), Ossai, E. (Speaker), Clark, F. N. (Speaker), Purkiss, J. (Speaker), Leng, T. (Speaker) & Khalid, F. (Speaker)
9/10/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Symposium
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Inaugural Event of the Africa Research Hub
Salifu, Y. (Organiser), Wood, Z. (Organiser), Azinge-Egbiri, N. V. (Member of programme committee), Pickup, R. (Speaker), Roy, M. (Speaker), Hall, S. (Speaker), Gatherer, D. (Speaker), Worthington, J. (Speaker), Deville, J. (Speaker), Nkeke Epse Ajibade Oluseun, D. (Speaker), Giorgi, E. (Chair), Odon, A. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Mohammed, H. (Member of programme committee) & Bashir, A. (Member of programme committee)
9/05/2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Symposium
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COVID-19 reveals value of early local ownership of international development research
Roy, M. (Speaker), Larbi, R. (Speaker) & Kabir, E. (Speaker)
9/02/2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Press/Media
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Meet the children ‘lighting up’ their classrooms – with a little help from science
2/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Safe water to the urban poor
Roy, M. K. (Participant) & Pickup, R. W. (Participant)
Impact: Health Impact, Cultural Impacts