Environment & Nature

Anna is an experienced social researcher, having worked in research and policy consultancy for the past 7 years. She is an experienced project manager and has delivered a wide range of local, regional and national evaluations. Anna’s areas of expertise are wide ranging and include employability and social inclusion, nature-based interventions and connectedness and community regeneration.

Anna is trained in advanced qualitative and quantitative research methods and has delivered countless mixed-method projects for public, private and third-sector clients. In particular, Anna specialises in qualitative research and focuses on developing analytical processes and methods to ensure that qualitative data is captured, analysed, and reported on in an engaging and meaningful way.

Anna joined Wavehill in 2017, and brings a wide range of experience with her, having previously worked at national charity Brook, and Bristol-based drug and education policy think tank, Transform. Anna has a BA (hons) in History and an MSc (with distinction) in Public Policy, both from the University of Bristol.

Meg is an experienced Senior Consultant at Wavehill, with research and evaluation expertise relating to nature and biodiversity, protected landscapes, young people and education, connecting people to nature. Megan offers excellent project management skills, having led teams of analysts for clients including the Protected Landscapes Partnership, Defra, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Government, Historic England, and Groundwork UK.

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Megan has excellent knowledge of the environmental policy landscape. She was the Lead Analyst for the programme evaluation of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, which involved strategic oversight of monitoring information and programme indicators over 90 funded projects. Her work in the education sector includes a review of eFSM as an indicator of socioeconomic disadvantage amongst learners for the Welsh Government and research on the resilience of the third-sector youth organisations in Bristol.

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Meg is a strong multi-disciplinarian, with an ability to triangulate qualitative, quantitative, and spatial data to communicate meaningful, interesting research findings. Meg holds a Master’s in Advanced Quantitative Methods (MRes), and her technical expertise is complemented by her excellent grounding in qualitative methods, having completed a range of consultation analyses for the Welsh Government and Scottish Governments. She has a range of experience in data analysis, with particular strength in large and unstructured datasets using SPSS, NVivo, R, and Python.

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When Megan's not in the London office she can be found in the Peak District where she lives, either running, cycling, climbing, swimming, or brewing a coffee. Megan is also a member of a choir, as well as a proud French speaker, and a tentative Welsh learner.