{"id":611,"date":"2026-02-11T09:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:51:04","slug":"anastasiia-markeliuk-phd-researcher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/project-team\/anastasiia-markeliuk-phd-researcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Anastasiia Markeliuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Doctoral Researcher, University of Liverpool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Anastasiia Markeliuk is a PhD researcher at the University of Liverpool studying public engagement and decision-making in nuclear infrastructure projects. She holds a Master\u2019s in Geography from Kherson State University in Ukraine, where she focused on public involvement in regional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her research examines why local communities engage with or disengage from Community Partnerships linked to the UK\u2019s Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, and how these partnerships can strengthen community cohesion. With particular focus on small, often overlooked communities, she considers factors such as socio-economic conditions, digital connectivity, physical environment, and place attachment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/d68d7449-cec5-43f0-9f0a-0851595b83cb-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-895\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/d68d7449-cec5-43f0-9f0a-0851595b83cb-edited.jpg 961w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/d68d7449-cec5-43f0-9f0a-0851595b83cb-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/d68d7449-cec5-43f0-9f0a-0851595b83cb-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/d68d7449-cec5-43f0-9f0a-0851595b83cb-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Her findings will expand existing understanding of community composition and cohesion, their importance in relationship building with potential GDF sites, and inform NWS of best practices for their future community engagement strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctoral Researcher, University of Liverpool Anastasiia Markeliuk is a PhD researcher at the University of Liverpool studying public engagement and decision-making in nuclear infrastructure projects. 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