Emma McBurney

Impact development manager

Based at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health in Penryn, part of the University of Exeter in Cornwall, Emma is responsible for knowledge exchange, supporting business engagement and impact development by facilitating interactions between research and enterprise.

Emma’s role is key to establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of enterprises from a host of sectors; exploring potential business-research collaborations and overseeing their implementation

Emma has extensive experience working in the private sector. Prior to joining the University of Exeter in November 2015, Emma worked in London in the Market Research Industry, helping leading global brands drive innovation, brand engagement and customer retention.

Emma’s experience in Market Research comes from both a research agency and company perspective, spanning a wide range of industries.

Emma worked in close partnership with marketing and consumer insight teams to build a deep understanding of their brands and requirements. Her main focus was to support companies to build better strategies for brand growth and improve creative and media effectiveness.

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Research project

Interviews with participants: Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots extension project

'Green social prescribing’ (GSP) describes activities prescribed to people (e.g. by their doctor or a link worker) that take place in the outdoors, typically with other people, delivered by a specific organisation.
Research project

Feasibility study: Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots extension project

As part of the larger Green Social Prescribing (GSP) Test and Learn Pilots extension project, we are carrying out a feasibility study to understand and characterise the best experimental or quasi-experimental study design.
Research project

Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn Pilots extension project  

A consortium of researchers from The Universities of Sheffield, Plymouth, Exeter and Sheffield Hallam have been funded to evaluate a one year extension to the Government’s flagship Green Social Prescribing test and learn pilots programme.