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Megan O'Byrne
(she/her)
BA, MSc
Teams and roles for Megan O'Byrne
Graduate Tutor
Research student
Overview
I am a Postgraduate Research student at the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University. My research uses a critical social science perspective to examine how consumption and the circular consumer are framed within circular economy policy discourses and consumption spaces relating to repair and reuse in Ireland and Wales.
BA: Undergraduate degree in Geography and Sociology at Trinity College Dublin - 2015 - 2019
- International exchange to the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA) - Spring semester 2018
MSc: Postgraduate degree in Environment, Politics and Society at University College London - 2019 - 2020
Publication
2024
- Hobson, K. and O'Byrne, M. 2024. Sharing and repairing at university: on student practices, and the future of the circular campus. Circular Economy and Sustainability 4(4), pp. 2579-2598. (10.1007/s43615-024-00403-4)
- Hobson, K. and O'Byrne, M. 2024. What is the university for these days? Rethinking the foundations of the 'circular campus'. Journal of Circular Economy 2(1), pp. 1-13. (10.55845/BDCU6970)
Articles
- Hobson, K. and O'Byrne, M. 2024. Sharing and repairing at university: on student practices, and the future of the circular campus. Circular Economy and Sustainability 4(4), pp. 2579-2598. (10.1007/s43615-024-00403-4)
- Hobson, K. and O'Byrne, M. 2024. What is the university for these days? Rethinking the foundations of the 'circular campus'. Journal of Circular Economy 2(1), pp. 1-13. (10.55845/BDCU6970)
Research
Research Interests:
- The circular economy
- Critical socio-environmental research
- Circular consumption practices
- Socio-material relationships
- Circular economy governance
- The 'circular consumer'
Teaching
Teaching and demonstration
2021/22 - 2023/24
- CP0254 Developing Research Methods 1 - Seminar teaching
- CP0274 Development and the Global South - Seminar teaching
- CP0380 Researching Contemporary Issues in Geography and Planning (Liverpool) - Field study teaching
- CP0150 The Global Countryside - Assessment feedback
- CP0380 Researching Contemporary Issues in Geography and Planning (New Orleans) - Field study teaching
- CP0380 Researching Contemporary Issues in Geography and Planning (Paris) - Field study teaching
Accreditation
HEA Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) awarded 28 June 2023
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- circular economy
- Sustainable Consumption
- critical policy analysis
- Qualitative research methods