Aylin Alkas

Aylin is a PhD candidate in Management, researching green hydrogen and rural skills transitions in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Aylin holds a Master’s degree in public administration (Urban Innovation and Policy at University College London) and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy & Politics (University of Edinburgh). Her academic interests span urban mobility and transport, rural spatial injustices, rural employment and skills, and reflexive governance-policy practices. Central to her work is an interest in urban and rural resilience and the capacities required for just transitions, particularly how communities adapt to economic, social, cultural and infrastructural changes.