All Writers: List

Jordan Foster is a PhD Student, Sociology at the University of Toronto.

Dr Primrose Freestone (BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCE, FRSB, SFHEA) is an Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology in the Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester. She is a biochemist by training, with extensive experience in bacterial physiology and biochemistry, including bacterial protein phosphorylation (she was the first to identify tyrosine phosphorylation as a regulatory mechanism in bacteria and provided key evidence concerning the biochemical function of the Universal Stress protein (uspA) in E. coli).

Currently, Dr Freestone’s research interests are focused on the relationship between stress and infection. She is a co-founder and internationally recognised leader in the field of Microbial Endocrinology, a research discipline which represents the intersection of microbiology, endocrinology and neurophysiology.

Judy Fudge is the LIUNA Enrico Henry Mancinelli Chair of Global Labour Issues in the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University, which she joined in July 2018. Judy began her academic career in Canada, where she was Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (1987-2006) and Lansdowne Chair in Law at the University of Victoria (2007-2013), before moving to England to teach at the University of Kent (2013-2018). She has held visiting professorships and fellowships at several universities and institutes in Canada and Europe. In 2013, she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; in 2014 she received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law at the University of Lund in Sweden; and in 2019 she received the Bora Laskin Award for her distinguished contributions to Canadian Labour Law.

Judy takes a socio-legal approach to studying work and labour and is committed to fostering a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the challenges and opportunities facing workers. She has worked with women’s groups, legal clinics, trade unions and the International Labour Organization. Her most recent work focuses on labour exploitation, modern slavery and unfree labour in the context of labour migration and global supply chains.

Blake Garavaglia is the Chief Executive Officer at Mythic Media, the marketing agency behind the Is It Leather? campaign. It helps brands reach consumers through storytelling that inspires, educates, and engages. Specialising in social media strategy and content creation, Mythic Media has generated over 1 billion impressions, 100 million video views, and 4 million website visits across its campaigns. The agency’s mission is simple — to bridge the gap between industries and the people they serve by creating content that connects emotionally and drives real impact.

Anna Garton's forte lies in implementing circular textile strategies. Her commitment to circular textiles has been a driving force in fostering pioneering and innovative solutions for household collected post-consumer end-of-life textile materials. Through meticulous research and development, she has contributed to creating commercial products and business models that prioritise circular practices. 

Until recently, she was a post-consumer textiles expert at the LSJH (Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto), a municipal waste management company in Finland that coordinates the nationwide separate collection of end-of-life textiles from households. LSJH works closely with many European MMCF fibre producers and recycled fibre innovators to create new supply chains to scale up the use of existing textiles in their processes as feedstock.

Dr Suresh Gaur is a PR and communication expert, having over 37 years of experience in PR and communication, including 16 years of teaching public relations, advertising and event management at top media colleges of Delhi NCR as a Visiting Professor.

Gaur is the author of four books on public relations and event management, and has contributed 12 chapters on different aspects of PR in ten books edited by renowned media educators.

SUBIR GHOSH is a Kolkata-based independent journalist-writer-researcher who writes about environment, corruption, crony capitalism, conflict, wildlife, and cinema. He is the author of two books, and has co-authored two more with others. In mainstream media, he has worked with the Press Trust of India (PTI), the Telegraph, and the Daily News and Analysis (DNA). 

He has handled communications and publications for the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI). and SPG Publications. Over the years, he has been a columnist for a host of publications, including First Post, Kindle, Asian Correspondent, The Asian, Yuva and the Imphal Free Press, among others. 

He writes, edits, reports and designs. He is also a professionally trained and qualified photographer.

Directeur de Recherche au CNRS au laboratoire Takuvik et professeur associé au département de chimie de l’Université Laval, Julien Gigault s’intéresse aux particules et nanoparticules anthropiques dans l’environnement. Une des spécialités de Julien Gigault est de mettre au point des stratégies analytiques pour identifier la présence, les sources et les flux de nanoparticules dans les différents compartiments environnementaux. Le comportement et les impacts des nanoparticules sont au cœur de ces préoccupations en collaborant avec des biologistes sur ces questions.

Alok Goel is a seasoned scientist with a PhD in Materials Science from ETH Zurich (Switzerland) and Master’s in Nanotechnology from Amity University (India). He has over 12 years of experience in chemistry, polymers, sensors and nanotechnology, and has published 13+ peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Katherine V Gough is Professor of Human Geography at Loughborough University.