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MISS MAREN MITCHELL

MISS MAREN MITCHELL
MISS MAREN MITCHELL
MISS MAREN MITCHELL

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School of Social Science
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Biography

Maren is a PhD researcher examining the legacies of the oil and gas industry in Aberdeen, UK and Stavanger, Norway as well as regional perceptions of the energy transition across socio-economic, cultural, social and political dimensions. 

She is currently working as a research assistant with the Just Transition Lab where she supports the collection and analysis of the centre's impact on policy making as part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF). 

Qualifications

  • MA International Relations 
    2021 - University of Aberdeen 

    Distinction

  • BA (Hons) Psychology 
    2016 - University of Aberdeen 

    First Class Honours

Internal Memberships

Research Assistant - Just Transition Lab (JTL)

Research

Current Research

Home is where the oil is: Examining how the socioeconomic, political and cultural legacies of the oil and gas industry have shaped local experiences of the energy transition in Aberdeen - PhD thesis (Expected submission: September 2026)

Past Research

Climate Assemblies and Deliberative Democracy: A Global Best Practice Review

Potts, T., Dargie, P., Mitchell, M., Shapovalova, D. & Bone, J., 10 Apr 2024, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen. 40 p. 

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