Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Overview
Nick Matthews completed his PhD at the University of Manchester in 2021 supervised by Professor Phil Shapira and Dr Laurence Stamford. Nick’s research interests centre on the sustainability of emerging technologies, with particular focus on the field of synthetic biology, building on his background in the biological sciences. He is interested in questions of policy and governance relating to how emerging technologies can be mobilised to promote sustainable development. This research led to the development and application of a framework for Constructive Sustainability Assessment which aligns analytical sustainability assessment methodologies with governance frameworks like responsible research and innovation.
Nick now works for the UK Department for Transport as a Principle Sustainability Specialist.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, The University of Manchester
Sept 2017 → Jun 2021
Award Date: 1 Jun 2021
Master of Science, Systems Biology, University of Cambridge
Oct 2016 → Jun 2017
Award Date: 30 Jun 2017
Bachelor of Arts, Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
Oct 2013 → Jun 2016
Award Date: 30 Jun 2017
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Biotechnology
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Building a Bottom-Up Bioeconomy
Shapira, P., Matthews, N. E., Cizauskas, C. A., Aurand, E. R., Friedman, D. C., Layton, D. S., Maxon, M. E., Palmer, M. J. & Stamford, L., 16 May 2022, In: Issues in Science and Technology. 38, 3, p. 78-83Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The role of business in constructing sustainable technologies: Can the Silicon Valley model be aligned with sustainable development?
Matthews, N., Stamford, L. & Shapira, P., 26 May 2021, SocArXiv.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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The role of sustainability in the UK synthetic biology programme
Matthews, N., 23 May 2021, In: SocArXiv Papers.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Mapping the Algal Secret Genome: The small RNA Locus Map for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Muller, S., Matthews, N., Valli, A. & Baulcombe, D., 16 Jun 2020, In: bioRxiv. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Rapid prototyping of microbial production strains for the biomanufacture of potential material monomers
Robinson, C., Carbonell, P., Jervis, A., Yan, C., Hollywood, K., Currin, A., Swainston, N., Speiss, R., Taylor, S., Mulherin, P., Parker, S., Rowe, W., Matthews, N., Malone, K., Le Feuvre, R., Shapira, P., Barran, P., Turner, N., Micklefield, J. & Breitling, R. & 2 others, , 1 Jul 2020, In: Metabolic Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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President's Doctoral Scholar Award
Matthews, N. (Recipient), 4 May 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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Community Festival 2019
Weise, N. (Organiser), Penafiel, I. (Participant), Matthews, N. (Participant), Ho, Y. S. (Participant), Kosov, I. (Participant) & Sibanda, N. (Participant)
15 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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ThesisFunding Data: Science and Public Policy Publication
Matthews, N. (Creator) & Kundu, O. (Contributor), Zenodo, 4 Mar 2019
Dataset
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SYNBIOCHEM - Combinatorial plasmid libraries for material monomer production in Escherichia coli.
Barran, P. (Contributor), Breitling, R. (Contributor), Carbonell, P. (Creator), Currin, A. (Contributor), Dunstan, M. S. (Contributor), Hollywood, K. A. (Contributor), Jervis, A. J. (Contributor), Le Feuvre, R. (Contributor), Malone, K. J. (Contributor), Matthews, N. E. (Contributor), Micklefield, J. (Contributor), Mulherin, P. (Contributor), Robinson, C. J. (Contributor), Scrutton, N. S. (Contributor), Shapira, P. (Contributor), Spiess, R. (Contributor), Swainston, N. (Contributor), Takano, E. (Contributor), Taylor, S. (Contributor), Turner, N. J. (Contributor) & Yan, C. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 21 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.17632/t4jtcf9dr2.2, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/t4jtcf9dr2
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Press/Media
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"Behind the Paper" blog post in the Nature Research Sustainability Community
19/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Thesis
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Constructing Sustainable Technologies: The Case of Synthetic Biology
Matthews, N. (Author), Shapira, P. (Supervisor) & Stamford, L. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2021Student thesis: Phd
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