MISS LAURA GOYHENEX | The University of Aberdeen

Email Address: l.goyhenex.20@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department: School of Social Science

Biography

I am a PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. My research project looks at environmental toxicities on Indigenous lands in the Canadian subarctic through the example of historically spilled uranium-ore. In collaboration with a Dene First Nation, I investigate the role of trails in the dissemination and remediation of contamination, as well as the politics of knowledge built, shared, and contested around contamination events on Indigenous lands.

Goyhenex, L. 2025. “Remediating Trails. Addressing Toxicities from Pitchblende Transportation.” Roadsides “Toxic Infrastructures” 13:16-22 https://doi.org/10.26034/roadsides-202501303

Amatulli, G., Sidloski, M., & Goyhenex, L. 2025. "Centering community in research - reflections on relational practices with Treaty 8 Dene First Nations, Canada." The Polar Journal, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2025.2579452

Qualifications

MRes Environment, Development and Culture - Arctic Studies, Social Sciences Option
2019 - University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, Paris-Saclay, France
MRes Human Sciences, Anthropology, Ethnology.
2018 - Universite Lumiere Lyon 2
CREOLE European Programme

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships: Circumpolar Archives, Folklore, and Ethnography (CAFE) – member.
External Memberships: Centre for Indigenous Conservation and Development Alternatives (CICADA) – member.

Prizes and Awards

2024: Sutasoma award, Radcliffe-Brown Fund, Royal Anthropological Institute.

2022 – 2023: Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, Wenner-Gren Foundation.