Tikam is a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam in Anthropology. She is researching reproductive health education/sexuality education in Senegal, by identifying obstacles to actual trends and proposing a locally based approach. Her latest publication analyses female genital mutilation from an Islamic perspective in Senegal.
External profileAs the Circular Healthcare Programme Manager, Tatiana De Wée leads the development and implementation of HCWH Europe’s circular healthcare strategy and work programme, to support the healthcare sector to phase out unnecessary single-use products and toxic chemicals and become a torchbearer for sustainable supply chains and sustainable resource management. She has a career in communications and EU project management with an expertise in circular textiles and (multilayered) plastics.
External profileSanskrithi Thakur leads the implementation of Health Care Without Harm’s climate and sustainability tools strategy. Before joining the organization, she worked as a climate researcher focused on understanding agriculture and climate adaptation in Germany and India and helping organizations achieve their net-zero goals. Sanskrithi holds a Bachelor's degree in Technology and an MBA in Sustainable Development and Management from Nalanda University, India.
External profileRebekka Sæter is an artist, choreographer and outdoor educator and works as a project manager and teacher at NOBA and Vitenparken Science Center. Her educational background is from performance (the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), choreography (Dartington CoA, HZT Berlin) and outdoor education (NIH, UoC). She received the Norwegian Dance Artist Association stipend and her work has been shown at The Arne Næss Symposium, SCI_ART and Impulstanz. Rebekka lectured in outdoor education at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH) and co-edits the BECOMING-series.
External profileMillie is a mechanical engineer who believes the right design approaches are vital in transforming our waste and discard healthcare economy. With her experience in research, start-ups, and industry-leading companies operating in both low- and high-resource healthcare contexts, she understands firsthand the challenges facing the global healthcare industry. Millie joined this project from the dynamic soft tissue robotics industry and hopes to support other innovators in tackling more sustainable healthcare challenges.
External profileKaren McGeough is a chartered accountant and has over 20 years of experience in the higher education and public sectors. Previously the Deputy Finance Director of one of the Scottish Research Institutes and also a former audit director, she brings a wealth of experience in the financials involved in grant management and supporting project partners.
External profileEvelyn Willman is a final-year medical student from the University of Leicester, with a background in medical research and an interest in education. She is passionate about improving healthcare for different communities and future generations. Evelyn is excited to be involved in exploring the impact of single-use plastics and further sustainable practices in healthcare.
External profileEloïse Richard is an environmental historian and PhD student at the University of Geneva, with a specialisation in sustainability, political philosophy, and critical theory. Eloïse wrote her Masters’ thesis on the history of Malthusian discourse in French environmental movements during the postwar period. She has also been active as a student representative and community organiser. In addition, she is completing her training to become a pastry chef.
External profileDanielle Farrow is a PhD student taking an ethnographic perspective on the transition away from single use plastics in the Scottish NHS and seeking to further our understanding on how concepts of value, disposability, use and reuse shift over time. Prior to this project, Danielle worked on the UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub within the University of Exeter Business School Sustainable Futures department. Her academic interests include bringing a system’s thinking perspective to the process of societal change, such as the implementation of sustainable futures.
External profileCat Acheson is an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, with expertise in sustainability transitions, discard studies, and environmental justice. She completed her PhD at the University of East Anglia in 2024, writing her thesis on grassroots waste innovations and intersectionality. She holds degrees in Environment, Culture and Communication and in English Literature from the University of Glasgow. She has worked at Zero Waste Scotland, for the University of London’s sustainability team, and on the Public Engagement Laboratory for Nature and Society at UEA.
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