Experience

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  Royal Town Planning Institute

  • Infrastructure and Climate Change Specialist

    • Aug 2023 - Present

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  Freelance

  • Freelance writer, translator, editor and consultant

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2023

    I worked with businesses, universities, media organisations and NGOs in a wide range of projects. Apart from content creation, I also provided media and political consultancy services to my clients.

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  University of Cambridge

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Assistant

    • Oct 2021 - May 2023

    I worked with Dr Stefania Fiorentino and Professor Phil Allmendinger in the Planning the Post-Covid City project. We looked at the challenges cities around the world are facing as they emerge from the pandemic.

  • Graduate supervisor

    • Oct 2019 - Feb 2023

    I ran supervision sessions for undergraduate and MPhil students at the Department of Land Economy. Topics included planning history in the UK, spatial justice, regeneration and gentrification, density and the urban heat island effect. I worked with Professor Franziska Sielker, Dr Li Wan and Mr Kelvin MacDonald in this role.

  • Research Assistant

    • Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

    I worked with Professor Franziska Sielker in this role on various projects, including one that attempts to chart the evolution of planning theory. I was also involved in the construction of the website Planning Future Cities and wrote blog posts on research ideas and results.

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  The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Research Assistant, Institute of Future Cities

    • Nov 2015 - Aug 2018

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  South China Morning Post SCMP

  • News Reporter

    • Oct 2010 - Aug 2014

    I was a transport journalist for the SCMP prior to my academic career. I wrote about transportation policies, urban planning and the environment.