Nikol Chen (She/Her)

Design, Research & Community Lead, Laidlaw Foundation
Pragya Sharma

Director of Business Strategy & Planning, Norblack Norwhite

Meg U'Ren

Student Employability Officer, Trinity College Dublin

Cothney Theresa Lasaracina

Student Researcher, University of Leeds

Welcome!! You can call me either Cothney or Theresa. Currently, back at University of Leeds for my 4th year! Came back from my experience abroad as a student at the 'Université de Lille' in France. I am navigating the intriguing nuances of researching in England, France, Italy and Zambia. During my first summer research experience, I have been concentrating on 'Mapping colonial subjects from the French Resistance' with a crosscultural experience between France and the UK..  For my LIA, I have partnered with a school venture to teach in Lusaka, Zambia...ask me more if you would like to.
Oliver Fletcher

Undergraduate, University of Leeds

I am currently a undergraduate student at the University of Leeds pursuing a degree in International Business. With the Laidlaw Scholarship I have participated in two leadership development residentials with the Laidlaw team at Leeds along with my cohort. My research project was titled "Exploring the Most Efficient Mapping Techniques and Platform to Map Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"  which was a insightful exploration of curriculum mapping and the possibilities for artificial intelligence to assist within the mapping process. My Leadership-in-Action was with make_sense americas & Rennueva taking place in Mexico City over 6-weeks, with a focus on climate impact. My team focused on implementing improvements to the companies website such as displaying the amount of carbon saved through the amount of plastic donated.
Margaret Price

Manager of Academic Engagement Programs, Cornell University

Pan Xiyue

Student, HKU

Finn Kelly McHugh

Botany Student | Community Leader in Biodiversity Action, Trinity College Dublin

The intersection of social issues and nature is what inspires me. Throughout my work, my aim is creating a world where people and nature live in a reciprocal and harmonious relationship. I love spending my time getting to know how to best serve the interests of communities.  I want to empower people to create the changes they want to see in their local area, and help communities radically transform local nature and biodiversity around the world.
Fathia A Fasasi

Student, Georgetown University

My name is Fathia Fasasi, and I am a rising sophomore at Georgetown University with hopes of majoring in Global Health and minoring in sociology. A fun fact about me is that I was hit by a motorcycle at five years old (I'm fine now, lol!). I am involved in a faculty project called The Black Central Americas (BCA) this summer. I am primarily engaged in the first phase, "Constellating Black Central America," where we focus on researching cities and documenting their histories, cultures, and migration patterns. Our primary aim with this project is to fill in the historical gaps of these cities and create a valuable resource for future researchers interested in this history.
Anica Tahsin

Student, Imperial College London

Currently studying Materials Science at Imperial College.  I have a strong passion for helping my local community in Bangladesh. While I may have not been born or raised there, I think this is a really good opportunity to understand what vulenerable communities face and what I can do to support them.
Lauren Sayers

Student, University of Cambridge

Hello! I am a third year student of Human, Social and Political Science at the University of Cambridge specialising in politics and anthropology. My Laidlaw research project focused on what the presence of political microtargeting says about modern political engagement, and for my Leadership in Action project I spent 8 weeks volunteering at a refugee community centre in Serres, Greece!
Teesta Maulik

Medical Student, Imperial College London

Ruby-Anne Birin

Programme Manager, University of Oxford

Roxana Tuinea-Bobe

Student, University of Leeds

Ishita Khurana

Laidlaw Scholar, Brown University

I am a BA/MD student in Brown University's Program in Liberal Medical Education concentrating in Comparative Literature and International and Public Affairs. My current research centers healthcare in South Asia and other low resource settings.
Lily Barratt

Student , Univeristy of Leeds

Yotam Havkin

Student, University of Leeds

I am a 2nd year student at the University of Leeds studying Politics and Parliamentary Studies and have just completed my first summer research project looking into what the new Labour government can learn from other centre-left governments in its fight against climate change, a key global issue of our time combining two of my biggest passions!
Rong Hua

Student, Imperial College London

Hi, everyone! I am Rong, an undergraduate of Chemical Engineering in Imperial College London. I am interested in clean energy and sustainability areas.
Ifadayo Engel-Halfkenny

Student Researcher, Brown University

Safiyah Asharaf

Student, University of Leeds

Hi! I'm a first year student Law student at the University of Leeds and I am part of the 2024 Laidlaw Scholars cohort. My research topic is "Mapping the Networks of South-South Indigenous Solidarity and Advocacy".