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Catherine Queen

Dr Catherine Queen
MRTPI CMLI PIEMA FRGS FRSA FHEA

Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • 8.2 Empowerment and Attachment at UK Ireland Planning Research Conference (Glasgow, 2023)
  • Thematic Session II: A City for All: Designing Inclusive and Resilient Cities at Re:Think Designing Resilient Cities of the Future, by Invitation (Chengdu, China, 2023)
  • Hearing Voices: Introducing a novel Typology of Engagement to capture seldom-heard voices and widen public engagement with planning at UK Ireland Planning Research Conference (University of Manchester, 2022)
  • Energy Geographies Research Group at The role of symbolic violence in planning for major infrastructure (Virtual Conference, 2021)

Editorships

  • Geo: Geography and Environment (Invited Member of Editorial Panel for the 'Place and Politics of Marine Governance' theme, 2023 - present)

Event Roles

  • Widening public engagement with planning for energy and renewables at Northern Powergrid Community Energy Training Session, by Invitation (Workshop, Webinar, 2023)
  • The History of Planning at UDL: The Planning System, by Invitation (Workshop, Online, 2023)
  • Widening Public Engagement with Planning for Energy Futures at RTPI and UWE Renewables Live Seminar Series, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2023 - present)
  • Report launch event for World Habitat Day at Designing Cities that Work for Women, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, UNDP virtual presentation, 2022 - present)
  • Widening Participation with Disengaged Groups: Understanding public disengagement from planning for communities at Right to Succeed, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Liverpool City Region, 2022)
  • Widening Participation with Disengaged Groups: Understanding public disengagement from planning for communities at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority presentation, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Virtual through LCRCA Teams channel, 2022)
  • Understanding public disengagement from planning for overhead power lines at EirGrid Presentation, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Virtual presentation to National Area Committee based in Dublin, 2022)
  • Investigating public disengagement from planning for major infrastructure projects: A high voltage powerline case study, Findings and reflections at Environment and Sustainability Research Group Seminar, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, University of Exeter, 2022)

Expert Opinions

  • Public engagement on grid infrastructure roundtable, Invited (Government Office for Science, 2024 - present)
  • Steering Group member, Invited (Welsh Government, 2024 - present)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Vice chair of the Cardiff Partnership Board, Invited (2024 - present)
  • Community of practice on people-centred grid transformation, Invited (UK Government Office for Science, 2024 - present)
  • Places Matter Design Review Panel (Royal Institute of British Architects, 2018 - present)
  • Liverpool City Region CA Women's Equity Panel member, Invited (2024 - present)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Co-convenor of the Feminist City Network (University, 2024 - present)
  • Undergraduate Admissions Tutor (Department, 2021 - present)

Media Appearances

  • To extend your research's impact, be bold and collaborate widely, Times Higher Education - Campus (Invited, December 2023)
  • Levelling Up: On Balance, 'The Planner' RTPI Journal (Invited, April 2022)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Advance HE (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2023 - present)
  • Royal Town Planning Institute (Chartered member, 2017 - present)
  • Landscape Institute (Chartered member, 1993 - present)
  • Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (Practitioner Member, 2012 - present)
  • Royal Geographical Society (Fellow, 2016 - present)
  • Royal Society of Arts (Fellow, 2022 - present)