Dr Eunice Oppon

About me:

Eunice Oppon joined the Sustainable Futures department in January 2021. She obtained her PhD in Operations Management from the University of Sheffield. She received an MSc in Applied Economics from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and BSc in Business Administration from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.

Currently, Eunice leads and collaborates on several impactful research projects, including the Enhanced Weathering Africa Partnership (EWAP) project and studies on circular economy systems, sustainable global supply chains and ecological exchanges in trade. She is a 2024 cohort member of the Black Women Professors NOW Programme by the Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN), which supports the advancement of Black women in academia. 

As a sustainability scholar, Eunice has dedicated her early career to advancing research that bridges scientific innovation with real-world applications. Her PhD research, conducted under the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, focused on the life cycle sustainability of enhanced weathering technology and its potential for sustainable carbon sequestration in agricultural systems.

Her work spans various sectors and regions. Eunice is passionate about addressing global inequalities through sustainable solutions, as evidenced by her past and ongoing publications and research projects.

Nationality: Ghanaian

Interests:

• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Circular Economy
• Environmental Economics
• Climate Change Policy
• Data Analytics for Decision Making

Eunice is trained in Applied Economics, techno-economic assessment, energy economics, and value- and supply-chain impact assessment within agricultural and energy systems. She specifically specializes in operations and management research with considerable expertise in value chain sustainability assessment in various sectors including agricultural and food systems sector. She employs quantitative methods including input-output and life cycle assessment tools to estimate embodied environmental, economic and social impacts of climate solutions, agricultural value and supply chains. Her analytical and methodological work focuses on sustainability work within agricultural and food system value and supply chains.

Qualifications:

• PhD Operations Management
• MSc Applied Economics
• BSc Business Administration
• FHEA