Dr Ryan Nolan

About me:

Ryan joined the University of Exeter Business School in 2022 and is currently a Research Fellow with NERC RENEW (Theme 4). Before this, he helped to deliver the UKRI Circular Economy Hub (part of the National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research Programme).

Ryan's research investigates how organisations work across boundaries to shape more sustainable futures, with particular emphasis on engagements with the natural environment.

His research spans two complementary streams. Through a practice lens, the first explores how organisations collaborate to address complex sustainability challenges. The second stream focuses on understanding and enabling sustainable transitions by working directly with stakeholders to study how organisations implement circular economy and nature strategies. His recent work has expanded to examine how 'desirable futures' are constructed and enacted through practice, pedagogy and strategic organisation.

Ryan is on the editorial board of The Sociological Review and is an affiliated researcher with the Exeter Centre for Circular Economy, Exeter Centre for Leadership and the Global Systems Institute.

Interests:

His research interests include:

• Corporate sustainability
• Circular economy and biodiversity strategy
• Boundary spanning collaboration
• Practice theory and performativity

Qualifications:

• BA(Hons)
• MA
• PhD