Personal profile
Research interests
Erika Faigen joined the research group of Michaela Trippl as Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow with the project 'GloRI' to develop a perspective on resource-making with R&D on mineral-based materials in June 2022. Her research interests are international political economy, global (re)production networks and value chains of mineral-based materials and components, such as rare earth element (REE)-alloys in permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries in the context of energy system transformations. She was awarded a PhD in Geography from the University of Copenhagen and has since conducted research at the Centre for Minerals and Materials (MiMa) at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), at Monash University, and most recently with Durham University.
Education/Academic qualification
Geography, PhD, University of Copenhagen
Sept 2012 → Dec 2015
Environmental Management and Policy, MSc, Lund University
2010 → 2012
Export-oriented Management, Mag. (FH), IMC Fachhochschule Krems
2003 → 2007
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University
Mar 2021 → Apr 2022
Research Affiliate, Monash University
2020 → 2021
Researcher, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
2016 → 2019
PhD fellow, University of Copenhagen
2012 → 2015
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Rethinking Energy Geopolitics: Towards a Geopolitical Economy of Global Energy Transformation
Kuzemko, C., Blondeel, M., Bradshaw, M., Bridge, G., Faigen, E. & Fletcher, L. (Corresponding author), 2025, In: Geopolitics. p. 1-35Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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How Brexit and Beijing are shaping the UK’s Transition to EVs
Bridge, G. & Faigen, E., 5 Oct 2023, RUSI.Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Newspaper/Magazine article
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Lithium, Brexit and Global Britain: Onshoring battery production networks in the UK
Bridge, G. & Faigen, E. (Corresponding author), Dec 2023, In: The Extractive Industries and Society . 16, 101328.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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Prizes
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship
Faigen, E. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Fellowship
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Geoscience Frontiers - Shaping the Future of Geoenergy
Krois, P. (Panellist), Faigen, E. (Panellist), Paulick, H. (Panellist), Sattler, U. (Panellist) & Tari, G. (Panellist)
22 Jan 2026Activity: Academic events › Participation in ...
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Energy and Resources from a perspective of economic geography
Faigen, E. (Speaker) & Morales Arcila, D. C. (Speaker)
20 Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public
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The Vienna Convergence on the Energy Transition and Critical Raw Materials
Faigen, E. (Participant)
13 Oct 2025 → 14 Oct 2025Activity: Academic events › Participation in ...
Press/Media
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Guten Morgen mit Ö1 - Radiobeitrag zum Thema "Innovativ für Nachhaltigkeit forschen"
11/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities