Luc Kelly

Queen's University

I'm Luc!

I am currently studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at QUB, undertaking a placement at the Department for the Economy NI working in R&D policy.

Through the Mitacs internship, I had the opportunity to conduct research on the environmental and societal impacts of an iron ore mine planned to be built in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

My work with Prof. Alex Mallett at Carleton University, has focused on analysing the long history of exploitative extractive industries in the area and the future consequences of a new mine being built at this scale.

I am eager to continue researching the Bloco 8 mine and its impacts on the local Geraizeiro community, while also learning from this year's 30u30 cohort.