Kate Garbers

Kate Garbers serves as a Rights Lab Visiting Fellow within the Health and Communities Programme at the University of Nottingham, focusing on evidence generation for anti-slavery policy frameworks through collaborations with the Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and the Anti-Slavery Commissioner's office.

Her research critically examines modern slavery survivor rehabilitation, emphasizing the socio-economic impact of employment access for victims and re-trafficking risks in the UK. Key projects include Access to Work for Victims of Slavery and Trafficking and Hope at Home, which analyze systemic barriers to survivor recovery and policy-driven solutions for victim support services.

As Founder and former Director of the anti-slavery NGO Unseen, she spearheaded operational strategy for survivor support services while liaising with law enforcement and governmental bodies to advance trafficking intervention protocols. Her work bridges academic research with frontline anti-slavery practice through the Rights Lab’s interdisciplinary framework.