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Dr James Milner

Associate Professor in Climate Change, Environment and Health

United Kingdom

I am Associate Professor in Climate Change, Environment & Health. My research involves mathematical modelling of environmental interventions and their impacts on human health, with a particular focus on the health effects of climate change mitigation actions. I contribute to the , which is tracking progress on climate change and health. I am also an Associate Member of the UK Government's .

Affiliations

Department of Public Health, Environments and Society
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

I am the module organiser of Environmental Health Policy (PHM206) on the MSc Public Health by Distance Learning.

I also act as a personal tutor on the MSc Public Health and lecture on the modules:
- Environment, Health and Sustainable Development (1125)
- Environmental Epidemiology (1301)
- Environmental Health Policy (1300)

I currently supervise doctoral students working on the following topics:
- Health impacts of active travel in the UK
- Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to support 'nutrition-sensitive' agriculture

Research

I currently work on the following research projects:
- (ARCADE, funded by UKRI-Defra)
- Children, Cities and Climate (CCC Action Lab, funded by Fondation Botnar)
-  (funded by NIHR)
- Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Environmental Change and Health (funded by NIHR)
- Pathfinder Initiative (funded by Wellcome Trust)
- (PAICE, funded by Wellcome Trust)
- (funded by NERC)

 

Recently completed projects include:

- (ASPIRE, funded by EPSRC)
- (AMPHoRA, funded by NIHR)
- (funded by the Government of Ireland)
- (funded by NERC)
- (CUSSH, funded by Wellcome Trust)
- (funded by UKERC)

Research Area
Climate change
Environment
Environmental Health
Health impact analysis
Housing
Modelling
Epidemiology
Mathematical Modelling
Disease and Health Conditions
Non-communicable diseases
Region
World

Selected Publications

BRUNN, AA; Ferguson, L; GERARD, J; Muindi, K; Chowdhury, S; Taylor, J; MILNER, J;
2025
Environmental research, health
Moutet, L; Bernard, P; GREEN, R; MILNER, J; HAINES, A; Slama, R; Temime, L; Jean, K;
2025
The Lancet. Planetary health
PASTORINO, S; MILOJEVIC, A; GREEN, R; Beck, R; Carnell, E; Colombo, PE; Misselbrook, T; Miller, M; Reis, S; Tomlinson, S; Vieno, M; MILNER, J;
2024
Environmental research
Auclair, O; Eustachio Colombo, P; MILNER, J; Burgos, SA;
2024
Nature food
KARAKAS, F; Grassie, D; Schwartz, Y; Dong, J; Chalabi, Z; Mumovic, D; Mavrogianni, A; MILNER, J;
2023
The Science of the total environment
Mohajeri, N; Hsu, S-C; MILNER, J; Taylor, J; Kiesewetter, G; Gudmundsson, A; Kennard, H; Hamilton, I; Davies, M;
2023
The Lancet. Planetary health
MILNER, J; HUGHES, R; Chowdhury, S; PICETTI, R; Ghosh, R; YEUNG, S; Lelieveld, J; Dangour, AD; Wilkinson, P;
2023
Environment international
MILNER, J; TURNER, G; Ibbetson, A; Eustachio Colombo, P; GREEN, R; Dangour, AD; HAINES, A; Wilkinson, P;
2023
The Lancet Planetary Health
Clare, K; Maani, N; MILNER, J;
2022
Food Policy
Symonds, P; MILNER, J; Mohajeri, N; Aplin, J; Hale, J; J Lloyd, S; Fremont, H; Younkin, S; Shrubsole, C; Robertson, L; Taylor, J; Zimmermann, N; WILKINSON, P; Davies, M;
2021
Wellcome open research