Prior to joining SEI, Oliver worked for the German Development Institute (DIE) in Bonn and at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
He has a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy Studies from SPRU (Science & Technology Policy Research) at the University of Sussex. His doctoral work focused on ownership and knowledge in electricity reform in Ghana and Tanzania. He also has an MA in International Studies from the University Leeds and a BSc (Hons) in Physics from the University of Nottingham.
- Embracing complexity: a transdisciplinary conceptual framework for understanding behaviour change in the context of development-focused interventions
- An expert elicitation of public acceptance of renewable energy in Kenya
- Closing the Loop
- Narratives of low-carbon transitions: understanding risks and uncertainties
- What’s health got to do with it? Influencing cookstove uptake in Cambodia through behaviour change communication
- Continued investments in fossil fuel infrastructure in Southeast Asia
- Tapping into potential: energy transitions in Africa
- Connecting people - Kalenge village waits for electrification
- Building sustainable energy infrastructure in Africa is a careful balancing act
- Can county-level energy planning give the people a stronger voice? Lessons from Kenya