Former members

Dr James Bell (he/him) is an artist and researcher specialising in queer and trans art, activism, culture, and social histories.

James has a background in education and production in artist-led and contemporary arts organisations. He has working knowledge of and interests in arts education, exhibition making, access and equities, social justice, and social practice in contemporary art. 

Meryl is a Professor in Gender and Politics and Co-Director of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network.

She is a member of the Steering Group, and is the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Project Lead and the Co-Convener of ‘Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World.’

Jana is a 4th year Politics student, and as Woman Liberation Officer this year she's focused on creating ore leadership opportunities for women and improving mental health and wellbeing support, particularly for survivors of gender-based violence. She's also keen to work on intersectional issues.

Sheher Bano is a fourth year Sociology student at the School of Social and Political Science. 

She is passionate about all things race, gender, sexuality and other forms of identities and resulting inequalities within the de-colonial and/or post-colonial context, particularly within South Asia.

Mouna is a 4th year undergraduate student in Sociology and Politics. 

She is interested in postcolonial feminist theory and the intersection between gendered anti-Muslim racism and public housing policies in the Nordics. 

Rhea Gandhi is a psychotherapist, group therapist and liberation-oriented educator and researcher. She is doing her PhD in Counselling Studies and broadly exploring decolonial approaches to counselling training.

Lauren is a 3rd year undergraduate student in History. She is interested in exploring gender in modern Scottish history and the intersection between gender and class in Scotland. 

Meryl’s research interests bridge the intersection of gender politics, party politics, territorial politics, and institutional approaches to the study of politics.

Amy Life is a fourth year French and Philosophy student at the school of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.

She is passionate about ending all forms of Gender Based Violence and has a strong interest in promoting equality within her local communities. Amy is particularily interested in the links between epistemic injustice and the way marginalised identities are perceived when fighting for justice in both individual and group settings.

Her academic thinking and writing focuses mainly on the ethics and politics of work in a global context. In particular, she is interested in the role of difference (primarily, race and gender) in the emergence and distribution of new forms of work. More recently, she has been thinking about the eugenicist underpinnings of discourses on technology.

Fiona’s research focuses on the impact of gender reform efforts during periods of restructuring and institutional change, addressing the extent to which global and local institutions of politics and governance may be designed or reformed to address gender inequality and promote gender justice.

Lesley’s research interests lie in the general areas of the sociology of punishment and the sociology of law and deviance. Particular interests include: youth crime and juvenile justice; gender justice and community well-being; the politics of crime control; and comparative criminal justice. She is Co-Director (with Susan McVie) of theEdinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, and directs the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

She plays a leading role in the design and delivery of work packages/projects which are a priority for creating GRT’s future research support services; specifically, those that reduce risk to the university and create opportunity, as well as supporting research support professionals.

She is passionate about advocating for gender equality and intersectional feminism.