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Fergus O'Leary Simpson

Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Antwerp

Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Antwerp Fergus O'Leary Simpson is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp’s Institute of Development Policy (IOB). His research looks at the intersection of environmental conservation, various forms of extraction and violent conflict in eastern DRC’s South Kivu Province. He obtained a PhD from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in the Hague, which is part of Erasmus University.