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 this future-oriented research network pursuing the flourishing of animals, nature, and society. Founded and led by Assistant Professor Dr Iyan Offor, the Collective brings together researchers, practitioners, change‑makers and future‑oriented creatives to imagine and build futures of multispecies flourishing.

At its core, the Collective explores how humans, animals, and ecosystems can thrive together. Its members work across disciplines to address some of the most pressing ecological and multispecies challenges of our time - from biodiversity loss and climate change to factory farming, pollution, and the legal structures that shape human–nature relations.

A Research Mission Grounded in Interconnection

The Collective’s move to Birmingham Law School strengthens the school’s growing portfolio of research that tackles public, planetary, and animal health through bold, critical, and globally connected legal scholarship. The School's positioning in a College of Arts and Law provides an exciting home to deepen the interdisciplinarity of the collective's work, as does the prioritisation of interdisciplinary knowledge generation at the University more broadly.

Researchers at the School are already engaging with major ecological issues affecting communities worldwide, and the Collective adds a distinctive multispecies lens - one that emphasises the interconnected nature of human, animal, and planetary wellbeing.

The Collective’s mission aligns with the school’s commitment to identifying and responding to ecological harms that remain insufficiently prioritised in law and policy. This includes rethinking how legal systems address the impacts of industrial agriculture, environmental degradation, and the wellbeing of non‑human animals.

A Collaborative Hub for Multispecies Futures

As part of its work, the Multispecies Collective:

• Develops innovative legal and policy research on animals, nature, and society

• Collaborates with practitioners, creatives, and community partners

• Hosts public events and workshops exploring multispecies justice

• Supports interdisciplinary projects that rethink how law can respond to ecological crises

  
  

By hosting the Collective, Birmingham Law School strengthens its position as a leader in transformative research on environmental and multispecies justice, expanding progress on its research mission to tackle public health challenges. The Collective now enters its next phase with renewed energy - expanding its network, deepening its collaborations, and continuing to shape research, policy, and public engagement toward futures where all beings can flourish.