Andre is an experienced academic based on the borders of Wales with a background in environmental social movements and cooperatives, and an interest in critical pedagogical approaches. A geographer by background, his research and teaching has focused on social movements, the commons and social justice. He has published on grassroots movements for climate justice, urban activist struggles for the right to the city and the production of the commons and struggles around the purpose and future orientation of higher education. Andre has a broad range of teaching and course leadership experience having taught across an array of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and been a Course Leader for several programmes. In the School of Geography at the University of Leeds, where he completed his PhD he taught on the innovative MA in Activism and Social Change program.