Salman Majeed

Research assistant, MSc

Salman Majeed

Salman Majeed’s research interests lie in the social dimensions of sustainability, particularly the recursive relationship between individual practices and wider social structures.
At the Beijer Institute, he contributes to research on narratives in sustainability within the Behaviour, Economics and Nature (BEN) programme. He also supports research outputs, outreach and project coordination for the Inequality and the Biosphere project.
Salman holds an MSc in Sustainable Development from Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), with a focus on interdisciplinary topics including the energy-water-food nexus, sustainable consumption, the circular economy and sustainable worldviews, visions and discourse. His thesis applied Social Practice Theory to circular practices in the student furniture market. He also holds a BSc in Geography from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Previous work experience includes coordinating the courses Climate Change Leadership: Power, Politics and Culture and Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Sweden at the Centre for Environment and Development Studies (CEMUS), Uppsala University.