Cares about research contributing to social and environmental justice, contributing to that by listening well, shifting the narrative in academia and designing bold funding mechanisms that prioritise trust, equitable collaborations and fun. Seeks collaboration, makes decisions, stimulates. Director with a demonstrated history of working in science funding and knowledge production, with particular focus on approaches for Research for Impact. Experienced coordinator of research programmes on a range of issues: conflicts over natural resources and climate change interventions, on food security as well as on issues around security and the rule of law, all focused on the Global South. Solid track record of organising learning through trainings, events and publications, in collaboration with knowledge users. PhD candidate working on the militarisation of climate mitigation and adaptation. The focus of study is on whether and how Climate Security discourses and practices affect the framing and implementation of climate investments in the Eastern Himalayas (Nepal and Myanmar) and how this interrelates with recorded conflict dynamics around forests, water and land. Interested in enhancing the understanding in order to contribute to more socially and environmentally just climate mitigation and adaptation. Holds a MSc focused in International Development Studies from Utrecht University.Publications(2024) Finding joy, creativity and meaning through unusual interdisciplinary collaborations, Nature HSS Comms(2024) Understanding exclusion, sharing benefits and building in reflection in transdisciplinary collaborations, Integration and Implementation Insights(2023) Whose security? Politics, risks and alternatives for climate security practices in agrarian-environmental perspectives Journal of Peasant Studies(2023) Transdisciplinary Research: If it’s so important, why aren’t we all doing it? AWTI newsletter(2022) Conflicting securities: contributions to a critical research agenda on climate security Globalizations