Lisa-Maria Tanase, PhD Researcher, Political Psychology Lab and El Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy, University of Cambridge

Lisa-Maria Tanase is a PhD researcher in the Cambridge El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy and the Political Psychology Lab. Her research aims to address inaccurate perceptions around policy acceptance that may discourage politicians, including MPs, from taking stronger climate action. Prior to her PhD, she worked at the Cambridge Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication. She was awarded the Policy Innovation Grant by the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, which allowed her to organise a policy workshop at the Royal Society with the support of Dr Lee de-Wit, Dr Malte Dewies and Professor Lucia Reisch, and policy partners the Parliament Office for Science and Technology and the Behavioural Insights Team, bringing together politicians from Parliament, policymakers across government, senior polling experts, and behavioural policy experts, with the event content aiming to help political leaders feel more confident in their assessment of public acceptance vs opposition to climate policies, and in their communication strategies around climate policies.