Vivienne Wild is a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews. Her research is on the evolution of galaxies, focussing on why some galaxies run out of gas and stop forming stars. She is a member of the Astronomers for Planet Earth...
Léa Weimann is a passionate eco-activist who has organised environmental campaigns in South Africa, Germany, and the UK. She runs her own blog and podcast “Eco-Activist Journeys”. Léa co-organised and led four global climate marches in St Andrews, including the Line...
Dr Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood is a lecturer at the University of St. Andrews’ School of Geography & Sustainable Development, in Scotland and a Visiting Research Fellow at the National Defence College’s Institute of Strategic Research and Studies, in Nigeria. Her...
Dr Muhongo is a Tanzanian lawyer and consultant in the energy and extractive industry. He completed his Doctorate at the Centre of Energy Petroleum Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee, where he conducted interdisciplinary comparative research on policy...
I am a former student at St Andrews University where I graduated with a joint degree in Sustainable Development and Social Anthropology. I have a strong personal and academic interest in the relationship between people and nature.
Dr Miles Oglethorpe is President of the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH), and is also Head of Industrial Heritage at Historic Environment Scotland, the national body responsible for the built heritage in Scotland. A...
Dr Lethy K J is a UKRI-Future Leaders Fellow at the University of St Andrews, UK. Currently, she is establishing the Energy Harvesting Research Group at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews. While a Post-doctoral fellow at KAUST she expanded...
Andreas is a binational PhD student at the University of St Andrews and the University of Luxembourg, where he is working on the quantum theory of exotic hybrid materials. Before his involvement with the Centre he worked with Danish scientists to investigate how to...
Lorenzo holds a Bachelor's degree in Theories and Practices of Anthropology from the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy, and a Master's degree in Ethno-Anthropological Sciences from the same institution. For his Master's, he conducted 4-month fieldwork research in...
Lydia is a Conservation Ecologist with a keen interest in how tropical ecosystems can be managed sustainably in the face of agricultural expansion and the other pervasive impacts of population growth and globalisation. She is particularly interested in peat-scapes, and how they can be responsibly managed through an understanding of their unique hydrological requirements. Her past projects include, spanning time in both academia and industry: creating a mapping and monitoring system for peatlands in the UK, Malaysia and Indonesia; reconstructing past vegetation change and assessing future prospects for the coastal peatlands of Malaysian Borneo; exploring the dynamics of human-wildlife interaction in northeast India; and training Government, research and NGO partners in Ghana, Indonesia and Malaysia on the use of a decision support tool for restoring connectivity in landscapes for biodiversity under climate change. She is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ecology on a two year Leverhulme Trust-funded project entitled: Valuing intact tropical peatlands – an interdisciplinary challenge. She is also the Chair of the Conservation Ecology Special Interest Group of the British Ecological Society and coordinates the Expert Group on Peatlands and Biodiversity on the International Peatland Society’s Scientific Advisory Board.