Kaushiki Das

Researcher

Kaushiki is a researcher at Earthwatch Europe and is currently based out of the UK. She holds an MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation from The London School of Economics and a BA with triple majors in English, History, and Political Science from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India. Kaushiki possesses prior experience as a content writer and researcher in the intersection of environment and global governance. At Earthwatch, Kaushiki focuses on ProBleu, promoting ocean and water literacy in school communities.

Research Interests

Citizen Science

Green Finance

Biodiversity Preservation

Environmental Governance

Projects

ProBleu – Kaushiki is part of the team developing the ProBleu funding calls and teaching resources. The aim is to grow the Network of European Blue Schools and bring ocean and water literacy into the classroom across the EU and associated countries.

CROPS – Kaushiki is part of the team for Crops, working on the transition of citizen science from small-scale to a Europe-wide level to develop protocols, resources and examples of best practice for the upscaling of citizen science activities.

Iliad – Kaushiki is a researcher for the Iliad project, exploring how citizen science can contribute to the development of digital twins of the ocean.

CircleUp – Kaushiki is part of the team working closely with Oxfordshire County Council to empower households as actors in the circular economy.