Research
doreen boyd

Doreen Boyd

Rights Lab Associate Director (Measurement and Geographies Programme) and Professor of Earth Observation

Email: doreen.boyd@nottingham.ac.uk

Professor Doreen Boyd (Geography) leads the Rights Lab's Measurement and Geographies Programme. Her current work uses satellite imagery and her expertise in remote sensing to map slavery from space for the first time. She is also working on an extensive analysis of the relationship between slavery and environmental destruction. She was the recipient of the Vice Chancellor's Medal in 2018 for her Rights Lab research and leadership. 

Research Projects

Antislavery Using Satellite Technology for Uganda’s Sustainability (ASTUS)

Brick Kilns of the South Asia Brick Belt: Optimising a Research and Impact Platform to Address Objects of UN SDG Intersectionality

Data Science/AI for Combating Modern Slavery and Other Exploitative Organised Crimes

Modern Slavery, Environmental Destruction and Climate Change

Slavery from Space

Tackling Forced Labour in the Strawberry Industry of Greece

The Links Between Human Trafficking and Environmental Degradation Associated with Deforestation

The Modern Slavery Risk Barometer

The Modern Slavery Risk GEOBarometer: Supporting Transparency in Supply Chains and Due Diligence

The Right to Breathe Clean Air: Leveraging AI and Citizen Science for EO to Enforce Environmental Regulation in Bangladesh

Vulnerability of Child Labour in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

 

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