Lucy Gavaghan
I joined Opus as Operations Manager in early September 2025. I am approaching my role as one of organisational caretaking, tending to the connections between projects, and considering the continual evolution of Opus.
Prior to joining, I was working with global and UK-based Rights of Nature Networks and as a coordinator and freelance researcher focussed on participatory decision making and justice mechanisms. My interest in these areas sprung from a background in activism and education in International Law and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh and Sciences Po Paris.
In 2022, I started an independent storytelling initiative called the pollen project, through which I have grown an understanding of systemic entanglement and explored the need for stories which enable emotionally-rooted responses. Uniting this varied work, there’s a need for a unique mix of patience, creativity, and urgency. I’m heartened to be part of a team traversing that together.

