Multispecies Collective

Researching change toward futures of flourishing for animals, nature and society.

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Vision

The Multispecies Collective is a collaborative group of researchers working together with practitioners, change-makers and future-oriented creatives to create knowledge, theory and practice for positive change toward futures of flourishing for animals, nature and society.

Projects

We seek to enhance multispecies flourishing through our research projects.

(Be-)Coming Across Animal

Achieving Marine Biodiversity Conservation in the Nordic Region

Animal Citizenship

Carceral Logics and Animal Welfare Crimes In Europe

Education for Multispecies Flourishing

Energy Justice, Access and Transition in Nigeria

Feeding a Humanitarian Disaster

Global Animal Law from the Margins

Investigating the Animal Welfare Strategy for Africa

Multispecies Participation, Law, and Transformative Change

Nonhuman Justice

Oceanic Interconnection

Reimagining Animal Law

Social Systems, Constitutions and Non-Human Animals

Solarpunk and Multispecies Worlding

Transformative Change for Biodiversity and Equity

Transformative Interspecies Democracies (TIDE)

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News

What Values May Schools Promote, and How?

Multispecies Collective member Dr Christina Easton has recently published her first monograph, Teaching Values Whilst Respecting Difference (Bloomsbury, 2026) which explores what values schools may promote and how.

Publications

Iyan Offor

Aug 12

Making Waves: Key Takeaways from the 2026 International Aquaculture Law & Policy Symposium

The inaugural International Aquaculture Law & Policy Symposium, hosted by the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Law School, in collaboration with co-hosts Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) and the Multispecies Collective, was a resounding success! The event brought together expert policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from around the globe to explore the rapidly developing field of industrial aquaculture law and policy. Aquatic animal advocates from more

Events

Isabel Stanley

Aug 3

Reflecting on our Week of Multispecies Flourishing

The week of multispecies flourishing—a week of events hosted by the Multispecies Collective at the University of Birmingham—saw hundreds of researchers, academics, students, lawyers, policymakers, creatives and more flock to Birmingham to collaborate toward futures of flourishing for animals, nature and society.

Events

Iyan Offor

Jul 17

University of Birmingham Hosts UK’s Largest Animal Law Conference

University of Birmingham Hosts UK’s Largest Animal Law Conference. The conference featured a special address from Animal Welfare Minister, Baroness Sue Hayman of Ullock.

Events

Iyan Offor

Jun 21

Birmingham Law School Becomes the New Home of the Multispecies Collective

The Multispecies Collective has officially moved to Birmingham Law School, marking an exciting new chapter for one of the UK’s most forward‑looking research networks on animals, nature, and society.

About the Multispecies Collective

Sam Hazle

Apr 23

Book Launch: Stacy Banwell unveils An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes

On 18th June 2026, Multispecies Collective member Stacy Banwell will launch her new book, An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes: Life on Earth is in Crisis, a major interdisciplinary intervention into how we understand the climate emergency and its uneven, devastating impacts.

Publications

Sam Hazle

Apr 14

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