Lynn Wilson

Dr Lynn Wilson serves as the Adam Smith Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow's Adam Smith Business School, where she conducts research and teaches on circular economy transitions within the textile and clothing sector. Her academic foundation combines a PhD in Management (2018-2022) with professional experience implementing Scotland's Sustainable Clothing Action Plan at Zero Waste Scotland.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Management, University of Glasgow (2018-2022)
• Master of Research, University of Glasgow (2017-2018)
• Master of Fashion and Textile, Nottingham Trent University
• Bachelor of Design (Hons), Dundee University

Wilson's research centers on consumer and industry transitions to clothing circularity, examining lived experiences of clothing contamination and developing sustainable business models. She employs qualitative, ethnographic, and arts-based interdisciplinary methods, reflecting her commitment to practical climate crisis solutions shaped by early teaching experience in Botswana's textile sector.

She actively supervises dissertations across MSc Management, MRes, and International Digital Marketing programs while teaching undergraduate Business Ethics. As founder of Circular Design Synergy consultancy, she bridges academic research with industry implementation, having presented her influential white paper on national clothing circularity strategy to the Scottish Parliament in 2023.