Michel is lecturer in the Dept of Science & Technology Studies, UCL. Her research is on technological and scientific knowledge production in Africa by applying transdisciplinary approaches, decolonial practice and epistemic pluralism. She is the author of two books and numerous articles. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree at the University of Waterloo in Canada, an MSc in Environmental Policy from Bard College, US and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. She was a Co-Investigator on the GCRF Tomorrow’s Cities Hub and was also a research fellow on the GCRF One Ocean Hub at Strathclyde University. In addition, she has held a research position at the Oxford Internet Institute.