Personal profile
Biography
I am an AHRC-CHASE funded postgraduate researcher undertaking a PhD in Politics. I have a BA in Politics and an MA in International Relations from the University of East Anglia. My PhD project centers on women’s anti-nuclear resistance in the Pacific region, with a focus on how everyday anti-nuclear activism challenges conventional understandings of nuclear security.
Key Research Interests
Critical security studies; nuclear politics; anti-nuclear activism; feminist knowledges; nuclear histories; everyday resistance; feminist methods of research
Career
I have a professional background as a hairdresser and I have held two internship positions as a research assistant. Most recently, I worked as a caseworker for the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal before returning to academia in October 2025.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, International Relations, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 6 Dec 2024
Bachelor of Arts, Politics, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 18 Jul 2023
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 1 Other contribution
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Strategic Manoeuvers: Exercise Balikatan and the Indo-Pacific Strategies of France and Germany
Dyer, A. & Mrini, R., 31 Jul 2024, European Institute for Asian Studies.Research output: Other contribution
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Prizes
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The Thomas Paine Prize in Politics
Dyer, A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Participation in conference
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Gender and Development Conference 2025: Debates for a Changing World
Dyer, A. (Speaker)
20 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Imagined Geographies Symposium
Dyer, A. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference