Stephen Battersby is a British practitioner of

environmental health Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural environment, natural and built environment affecting human health. To effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements for a hea ...

and an advocate for housing standards. He is also known for his leadership as chief author of ''Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health''. Battersby is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), and has held a number of leadership positions within the organisation, including president from 2008 through 2011. As of 2019, he served as one of CIEH's vice presidents. Battersby received his PhD from the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its Royal Charter, royal charter in 1966, along with a Plate glass university, number of other institutions following recommendations ...

, where his dissertation explored the public health implications of urban rat infestation. He is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Robens Centre for Public and Environmental Health at the University of Surrey, and an associate of the Safe and Healthy Housing Unit at the

University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of ...

. From 2013 to 2015, he was chair of the board of Generation Rent (formerly known as the National Private Tenants Organisation). In 2014, he was invested as a

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

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