Dr Rhona Pringle Email & Phone Number

Rhona has more than 30 years experience working in the public, private, academic and third sectors. Her work involves:• developing thematic plans and strategies on a range of subjects including climate change, sustainable energy and place making.• developing long term place-based plans across large to local geographic areas. • undertaking research to inform both policy and practice on: zero carbon communities, climate change and regeneration. • delivering programmes of stakeholder engagement and consultation.Rhona delivers research as an Associate at Newcastle University, where she also teaches. Her work has been recognised at a national level; she has previously been invited to No 10 to advise on regeneration and community energy, had evidence accepted by the Government's Environmental Audit Committee into the Governments' approach to sustainable development and has been invited to submit case studies to the No 10 Policy Unit.T: 07846 923505, E: rp@cagconsult.co.uk

Newcastle

Delivered briefing at No 10 to the Policy Unit October 2014 on rural issues and community energyContributed to CRE Policy briefing for political parties on rural issues September 2014Produced a policy brief on Community Renewable Energy October 2013Research on approaches to regeneration of small towns in the North of England 2015-2016

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Specialist in urban and rural regeneration, sustainable development, programme & project management, strategy and policy development. Supporting organisations to deliver.Rhona's clients are from the private, public, academic and third sectors and she works with them to enable successful delivery of projects such as community energy projects to large urban extensions through: undertaking research to inform policy and practice, developing socio-economic evidence bases, securing funding, delivering project appraisals and feasibility studies, providing briefings and developing collaborative cross sector approaches.Rhona is also committed to helping to grow and develop the next generation of practitioners and policy makers and teaches and lectures at Newcastle University on a number of planning, sustainable development and climate change undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Executive Group member

Led Yorkshire Forwards Rural Capitals programmes including:Renaissance Market TownsEnterprising Rural CapitalsLow Carbon Rural Capitals

Phd, How Small Towns In England Can Move Towards Energy Independence

Activities and Societies: Delivered briefing at No 10 to policy unit on community energy, market towns and rural issues October 2014..

Associate Fellow Of The Higher Education Academy, Teaching In Higher Education

Bsc Hons

Fellowship, Climate Change