Authors

Dr Lucy Goodman is a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. Her doctoral thesis focused on why there is disagreement on large dams.

Dr Christopher Schulz is a Lecturer in Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. He has published research on the global history of large dams and private investment in hydropower development in Asia and Latin...

Gabriel is an undergraduate student at the University of St Andrews, currently in his fourth year of a BSc in financial economics. He was awarded the Laidlaw Scholarship and conducted his research project on the incentives for private-sector landlords to invest in...

Ava Rawson is an early career social scientist studying the intersection of energy, sustainability, and equity. She received a First-Class Joint-Honours at the University of St Andrews, followed by a MSc with Distinction at Durham University, with both courses placing...

Zak Gainey is a MSc Global Sustainable development student.  His current research focuses on the role of nuclear energy, specifically new Small Modular Reactor technology, in the decarbonisation of urban centres in the Global North. Zak’s background in modern...

Riyoko Shibe is a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow since 2022. Their project examines life, work and community in Grangemouth, a petrochemical and oil refining town in Scotland, from the 1950s to 2000s, through oral history and archive study. More broadly,...

Andy is an energy and transportation researcher currently pursuing his PhD in aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although his primary focus of research is concerned with the airline industry and paths towards its decarbonization...

Serena is a Social Anthropologist currently completing her doctoral studies at the University of Liverpool. Her research focuses on domestic energy practices in the Majority World and, specifically on the health, environmental, and social concerns associated with...

Victoria is a second year Social Anthropology student at the University of St Andrews. She is interested in equitable and accessible community engagement as a pathway toward addressing common goals on both local and global scales.