Dr Maya Singer Hobbs

Senior research fellow

Maya is a senior research fellow in the energy, climate, housing and infrastructure team, where she works on planning reform, transport decarbonisation and clean air policies.

Before joining the IPPR, Maya worked in central government carrying out research on a range of policy topics, including transport, education, planning reform, health and land use. Maya holds a PhD in sustainable chemistry from the University of Bath.

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  1. Making every pound count: Why new roads are not the route to prosperity

    IPPR has made the case for well-designed, high-quality public investment many times.
  2. Two puffins stand on a grassy coastal hill with the sea in the background

    Driving 'natural' renewal: The progressive case for restoring the natural environment

    Our natural environment is in crisis, and nature in this country is currently in a state of managed decline.
  3. A bus stop sign in a country lane in rural Scotland.

    Wheels of change: Promoting fair and green transport in rural Scotland

    Transport in rural Scotland is not working for the people living there, particularly those on low incomes.
  4. An illustration of an ideal public transport system: a smiling family cross a road near a green bus with houses and trees in the background

    The transport challenge for low-income households

    Many people living on low incomes in the UK are limited in their ability to access the building blocks of a good life because of poor transport provision.
  5. Queen Square Bus Station on Hood Street in Liverpool city centre

    En route to renewal: Delivering better, greener buses

    Good buses drive a strong economy, healthy environment and thriving society. 

  6. Dr Maya Singer Hobbs at the House of Lords Built Environment Committee