Leah Simmons Wood grew up between Kenya and Italy, and later did a History BA and an MSc in Migration and Mobility Studies at the University of Bristol. She is interested in decolonisation movements, African literature, migration politics and policy in Europe and East Africa, climate change, land rights and gender - and the intersections between them. She then did an internship at EURAC Research, under the supervision of Georg Grote, where she was responsible for co-editing a book on the history of borders and belonging in Europe. One of her essays - "Take Back Control": Brexit and UK Border Policy - was included in the book. She is now working as the Fundraising and Communications Assistant for a Kenyan charity, S.A.F.E.: sponsored arts for education.