What does it mean to be stewards of our lands?

I believe that we crucially lack the imagination to conceive futures in which humans do not harm but rather act as stewards of the land. Imagery of rising sea levels, wars over natural resources and wild forest fires colonised our minds. Our imagination is captive to these ‘worst-case scenarios’ in which humans only further damage the Earth. I am passionate about creating spaces to learn, reflect, and share insights on sustainable pathways for human cohabitation with the non-human. 

Drawing on my fieldwork experience engaging with Gaelic and Māori as Indigenous knowledges of Alba Scotland and Aotearoa New Zealand, I hope to show that Indigenous worldviews offer promising pathways of co-existence with the non-human. Indigenous worldviews have been and continue to be violently repressed to make space for the hegemonic Western cultural, political, and economic systems. As Westerners, we have almost completely lost such ways of being, but maybe by mobilising Indigenous ways of being, the ones far removed from us and the ones on our doorsteps, we may be prompted to act as stewards of our own land…

Who am I?

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    • PhD Development Studies, the University of Manchester (September 2024–September 2028)

    Provisional PhD title: ‘Beyond the Human-Nature Divide: A Comparative Case Study of Practices of Care for the More-Than-Human in Scotland and New Zealand’

    Supervisors: Dr. Charis Enns, Prof. Tanja Bastia and Dr. Heather Alberro.

    Funded by the ESRC.

    • MPhil Development Studies (Distinction), the University of Cambridge (September 2023–July 2024)

    Dissertation title: ‘Rethinking Post-Development Theory from the Feminist Ethics of Care’.

    Involved with the Cambridge University for Reproductive Rights as College Representative. I liaised with relevant college organisations and contributed to the broader direction of society.

    • BA Politics and International Studies (First Class), the University of Warwick (September 2019–July 2022)

    Dissertation title: ‘Departing from Neoliberal Capitalism: an Exploration of the Alternatives to Development’.

    Involved with the Warwick European Society as the Erasmus Student Network Officer. I led a small team to organise cultural and social events to facilitate the integration of Erasmus students into campus life.

    • Research Intern, the Care Lab (February 2025–September 2025)

    I completed a six-month part-time placement as part of my PhD with the Care Lab. I co-launched the Care Network Scholars, which grew out of an awareness of the lack of such a platform for researchers working on care and care ethics.

    I co-led a workshop involving academics from various disciplines and seniority to launch the network.

    I co-organised the ‘Food and Care’ project connecting those involved in growing, cooking, distributing, and sharing food in Greater Manchester, developing a strong network of scholars and community members while gaining expertise in organising public-facing events.

    • Summer Researcher, the University of Warwick (June 2022–September 2022)

    I received funding to carry out an independent summer research project on the potential of a universal basic income to address gender inequalities as part of the Warwick Undergraduate Research Summer Scheme (URSS).

    • Research Assistant, the University of Warwick (September 2021)

    I conducted in-depth qualitative research under tight deadlines for Dr John Morris, Assistant Professor in International Political Economy, on the role of central banks in tackling climate change.

    I interpreted and summarised the findings to provide a clear, succinct literature review.

  • Teaching Assistant, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester (January 2025–April 2025)

    • I led the tutorials for a mandatory first-year undergraduate course titled ‘Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Development, convened by Dr Saumik Paul.

    • I prepared engaging weekly lessons and facilitated critical discussions among students.

    • I maintained student engagement and participation by adapting to varying levels of preparedness and creatively solving problems during discussions.

    • I demonstrated active engagement with students’ feedback to improve the overall undergraduate course, liaising with the course director and unit convenor.

    • SEED conference (The University of Manchester, June 2025)

    I played an active role as a committee member, supporting the conference from planning and design through launch and execution.

    • British International Studies Association (The University of Edinburgh - May 2025)

    I presented my PhD literature review: ‘Care as a Way of Being and Knowing: Healing the Human/Nature Relations in the Age of Capitalism’ and received written feedback from senior academics and verbal feedback from peers.

    • Darwin lunch seminars (The University of Cambridge, April 2024)

    I presented my MPhil dissertation to senior academics from a range of disciplines at Darwin College.

    • International Conference of Undergraduate Research (Remote, June 2022)

    I presented my dissertation findings to senior academics and peers from a range of disciplines.

    • Warwick Philosophy Society (The University of Warwick, October 2022)

    I was invited back to the University of Warwick after having graduated to disseminate my dissertation findings.

    • Expertise in political science, critical development studies, environmental politics, and feminist studies.

    • Software: Endnote, NVivo, Canva and Blackboard.

    • Language skills: fluent in French and English.