Speaker: Dr Francis Arthur-Holmes, University of Portsmouth
Date: 10 April 2026 (Friday)
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (GMT+8)
Mode: Online via Zoom

Zoom Meeting ID: 921 1386 3034
Passcode: HSU2026

Biography: Dr Francis Arthur-Holmes is a Senior Research Fellow in Sustainability at the Agile Centre for Equitable Sustainability (ACES) in the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Dr Arthur-Holmes holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the School of Transdisciplinary Studies in Hang Seng University of Hong Kong through the Global Network programme. He is also a founder of Presbon Safe (PS), a nonprofit organisation that aims to promote women’s participation in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) supply chains and advance safe, environmentally responsible, and sustainable ASM through education, technical training, capacity building, and the adoption of mercury-free technologies that protect both people and the natural environment. He holds a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He was a visiting PhD scholar at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He had a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Occupational and Environmental Health from Harvard University, United States, and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. His current research interests and expertise revolve around Safety and health in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM); sustainability innovations and mining practices; circular economy (CE) and tailings management; and gender dimensions, socioeconomic assessment, and futures of ASM in developing countries. According to the Stanford University and Elsevier rankings for 2025, Francis is ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in the fields of Public Health and Health Services, and Environmental Sciences. He has published over 75 articles in top-ranked journals across the development, public health, and environmental science/management fields, including Gender Issues, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Science and Policy, World Development, Resources Policy, BMC Public Health, Journal of Public Health, Journal of Rural Studies and The Extractive Industries and Society, etc.