Kennedy Liti Mbeva is currently a PhD Candidate at the School of Social and Political Sciences, and Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne. His PhD research examines the role of preferential trade agreements in international environmental governance. In recognition for his scholarship, Kennedy has received several prestigious academic awards, including the Green Talents Fellowship (2014) and the Lawrence A. Finkelstein Award (runner up). Beyond his PhD commitments, Kennedy is the Deputy Convenor of the African Research & Impact Network (ARIN) a platform that seeks to foster collaboration amongst early career researchers in Africa.