February 2025

Dr Inés Ruiz

Dr Inés Ruiz Alvarado

Visiting Research Fellow, March 2025

Home institution: Universidad Científica del Sur

Inés Ruiz Alvarado is UNESCO Chair in Public Policy and Cultural Management and Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Peru. Her research focuses on social and gender inequalities, particularly examining the intersections of gender, race, and class. Her career spans key areas such as gender studies, human rights, and community communication.

Desert Future (Edinburgh Science Festival 2025)

Event date: 
Friday 11 April 2025
Time: 
19:00-20:15
Location: 
Bayes Centre, Room G.03, University of Edinburgh

Far from being lifeless, lawless or worthless, deserts are increasingly thought of as dynamic biodiverse places where indigenous knowledge offers rich contributions to science, government and society. Through the lens of Wanuri Kahiu's 2009 film Pumzi (rated 12), this event asks: can contemporary climate fiction ('cli-fi') help us to rethink arid lands as spaces for new ecological world-making?

Dr Ina Linge

Dr Ina Linge

Visiting Fellow in Environmental Humanities, May-June 2025

Home institution: University of Exeter

Ina Linge (she/her) is Senior Lecturer in German in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies at the University of Exeter, where she is co-director of the Sexual Knowledge Unit, steering group member of the Heritage@Exeter network, and affiliate member of the Centre for Environmental Arts and Humanities, and the Centre for Medical History.