Dr Hyun-Joo Lim is Principal Academic in Sociology and Inclusivity Lead at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University (BU). Originally from South Korea, her research interests have been developed around gender, identity, the experiences of East Asian migrants, and socially marginalised and ethnically diverse individuals and groups in the UK. Her first book, 'East Asian Mothers in Britain: An Intersectional Exploration of Motherhood and Employment', was published in 2018 by Palgrave Macmillan. Her 2nd book, 'North Korean Women and Defection: Human Rights Violations and Activism', was published in 2023 by Bristol University Press. Her recent publications also include a working paper, Lim, H-J. (2022) ‘Cycle of Oppression: Violations of Human Rights against Women Inside and Outside North Korea’, published by Heidelberg Centre for East Asian Studies Working Paper Series. Other articles relating to North Korean defectors’ experiences and human rights include: Lim, H-J. (2021) ‘Human Rights Activism among North Korean Refugees in the UK: Hope for A Democratic Future?’, in the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work; Lim, H-J. (2021) ‘Traversing’: Familial Challenges for Escaped North Koreans’ in the Journal of Refugee Studies. Currently, she is conducting a collaborative and co-creative research project, ‘Allyship in Action’, with colleagues and students at BU. Additionally, Dr Lim has recently been awarded the British Academy and Leverhulme Grant for her 2-year project, ‘How Effective are Menopause Policies at Universities in England?’, to examine the effectiveness of menopause policies in practice in English Higher Educational institutions.