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

Energy Justice, Access and Transition in Nigeria

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

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

Multispecies Collective Newsletter March 2026

Welcome to the first Multispecies Collective newsletter. We've had a busy month welcoming new members, meeting our network and new friends at a range of events, and progressing our research projects behind-the-scences. Read on for updates on all of this and more!

Blog

Sam Hazle

Apr 1

University of Birmingham Hosts the Paula Sparks World Moot on International Law and Animal Rights

The Paula Sparks World Moot on International Law and Animal Rights took place from 10–12 March at Birmingham Law School, hosted by the Multispecies Collective.

Blog

Sam Hazle

Mar 17

The Multispecies Collective Relaunches at the University of Birmingham

The Multispecies Collective, founded by Dr Iyan Offor, has relaunched at the University of Birmingham, bringing together researchers, practitioners and creatives committed to shaping futures where animals, ecosystems and human societies can flourish together.

Events

Sam Hazle

Mar 6

When Law Runs Up Against Planetary and More-than-Human Temporalities

This blog post follows a Research Dialogue between Dr Laura Mai (Amsterdam), Dr Veerle Platvoet (Heidelberg), Dr Iyan Offor (Birmingham), and the wider community of the Multispecies Collective. The Dialogue took place at Birmingham Law School and online on 11 February 2026. Our conversation explored how law encounters planetary and more-than-human temporalities, and what this means for law, governance, and legal scholarship.

Events

Laura Mai

Feb 13

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