Academic Career
- 2022- present: Research Associate for MECS programme, Loughborough University, UK.
- 2021-2022: Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Keele University, UK.
- Project title: “Public Residential Street Kerb Charging System” funded by Office of Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
- 2016-2021: PhD in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University, UK.
Education and Qualifications
- 2021: PhD in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University, UK.
- Thesis title: Urban Metabolism: An integrated approach to exploring the challenges of resource management for urban sustainability in developing countries. Link: (https://doi.org/10.21252/vvbd-zk79).
- 2018: AFHEA (Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy).
- 2006: MSc in Environmental Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
- 1999: BSc in Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Egypt.
Yesmeen’s research interests fall in the field of sustainability science and using transdisciplinary approaches to explore and drive sustainability transformation at the interface of technology, policy and society.
Her research focuses on using holistic approaches to understand the characteristics of individual cities and identify complex issues regarding resource management and opportunities for low-carbon development that could assist policy and decision-makers in creating robust urban sustainability strategies based on scientific evidence and tailoring contextual sustainable interventions.
- Khalifa, Y., Leach, M., Sieff, R., Nsengiyaremye, J., Onjala, B., Groen, K., Nerini, F. F., Ramirez, C., & Bellanca, R. (2025). The role of electric cooking in providing sustainable school meals in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. The Lancet Planetary Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(25)00004-X
- Khalifa, Y. (2024). Gender Equality, Equity and Women’s Empowerment Framework: A proposed framework to assess and monitor gender equality, equity and women’s empowerment in modern energy cooking services (MECS). https://mecs.org.uk/resources/mecs-gender-framework/
- Nsengiyaremye, J., & Khalifa, Y. (2023). Large electric pressure cookers in schools: Evidence from Lesotho. Large-electric-pressure-cookers-in-schools-evidence-from-Lesotho.pdf
- Stritzke, S., Bricknell, M., Leach, M., Thapa, S., Khalifa, Y., & Brown, E. (2023). Impact Financing for Clean Cooking Energy Transitions: Reviews and Prospects. Energies, 16(16), 5992. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16165992
- Khalifa, Y., George, S., & Philip, C. (2022). Securing sustainability and access to energy in low- and middle-income countries: opportunities for the ‘Hayah Karima’ programme in Egypt. In Climate Compatible Growth Programme COP27 Policy Brief Series (Version 1). https://climatecompatiblegrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/Opportunities-for-the-Hayah-Karima-Programme_COP27-Policy-Brief.pdf
- Khalifa, Y. (2021). Urban Metabolism: An integrated approach to exploring the challenges of resource management for urban sustainability in developing countries. Keele University https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/419499/
- Khalifa, Y., George, S., & Catney, P. (2021). A holistic framework for reshaping urban energy infrastructure in Global South cities, a case study of the Greater Cairo Region, Egypt. In Climate Compatible Growth, Policy Brief. https://climatecompatiblegrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1E-COP26-Policy-Brief.pdf
- Khalifa, Y., George, S., & Catney, P. (2019). Resources Management for Urban Sustainability in the Global South. The International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF): Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, 9–11 September 2019. https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/37928/1/1195602_a2074_Al-Habaibeh.pdf#page=25