About
Daniele Pollicino is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Research Fellow at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
His research focuses on the behavioural dimensions of sustainable food systems, including dietary change, food waste reduction, food security, and public responses to environmental and economic pressures. Drawing on behavioural science and systems thinking, his work aims to inform evidence-based policy and interventions that support more sustainable and resilient consumption patterns.
Alongside his academic and government research, Daniele has worked as a behavioural science consultant with the World Resources Institute (WRI), contributing to projects on sustainable food choices and household food waste. He has also collaborated extensively with organisations across the public and private sectors on behaviour change for sustainability, including partnerships with Brentford FC in English Premier League football. This work was recently shortlisted for the Sport Positive Awards 2026 Research of the Year award.
Building on this work, Daniele convened the panel session Can Football Catalyse Climate Action? at the LSE Research Festival 2026, bringing together experts from academia, football and sustainability to examine how the world's most popular sport can inspire behavioural change and mobilise collective action on climate challenges.
Daniele completed his PhD in Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Current appointment: September 2026 - July 2027