Mina Wang

Final year BA Politics and Modern History student at the University of Manchester

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

About

Current penultimate year BA Politics and Modern History student at the University of Manchester. Writer for The Mancunion student newspaper. Current Summer Intern at the Global Development Insitute's Just Earth Observation for Conservation project.

Experience

  • Bartender at University of Manchester Students' Union
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Student at The University of Manchester
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Research Intern at Global Development Institute
    Jul 2025 - Sep 2025 · 3 mos

    This summer I will be developing a research project in view of contributing to the Just Earth Observation for Conservation project headlined by the University of Manchester's Global Development Institute, in partnership with The University of Edinburgh, George Mason University, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona. Within the scope of this project, I will be focusing on the political ecology and economy of conservation data, and the ongoing commercialization and militarization of the EO landscape. In addition to attending the UK Space Conference, I will be conducting key stakeholder interviews and producing a piece of written summary work on the couse of my research.

  • Meeting Point Manager at Original Berlin Walks
    Feb 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Event Organizer at C*SPACE Berlin
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 · 5 mos