Melissa Leach, CBE, FBA (born 5 January 1965) is a British geographer and social anthropologist. She studies sustainability and development concerns in policy-making and has a focus on the politics of science and technology of Africa. As of 2017 she was the Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) located on the University of Sussex campus.
Melissa Leach | |
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Born | citation needed] | 5 January 1965 [
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK |
Children | Four |
Parent(s) | Penelope Jane Leach; Gerald Leach |
She earned her BA in geography with starred first honours at the University of Cambridge, and her MPhil and PhD in social anthropology from the SOAS University of London.[1] Leach co-founded and directed the ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre from 2006 to 2014.[2]