Research

Borthwick, M. "Election eschatologies and votes-as-prayers: Exploring the implicit religions of the New Christian Right", Democracy, Disinformation and Religion special edition, in Religion, State, and Society pub. 2027. (Upcoming)

Borthwick, M. "Salmon Myths as a "Shuttle" for Decolonizing Conservation Schemes", (Upcoming)

Chylinski C, Borthwick M, Michie D, Hathway S, Athanasiadou S. (2021) "Current anthelmintic and antibiotic use in UK organic farming systems." Vet Rec. 2021;e947. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.947 Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2015) "Second Order Harm and the Legitimate Restriction of Hate Speech Under the First Amendment", Fiat Justica, McGill Pre-Law Review. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "'Techno-religious affordances' - How Christian Nationalists use new media to manufacture consent for war", Society for Social Studies of Science Annual Conference, Seattle USA, 2025-09-(3-6) [Upcoming]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "God-in-the-algorithmn: Exploring how media formations of faith-nationalist identities make new sovereignties, and challenge existing geopolitics", International Digital Security Forum, Vienna Centre for Societal Security, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna. 2025-06-06 [Upcoming]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "Prayers at the Ballot Box: Examining Democratic Disengagement Through Religious Modalities of Political Performance", Polarizing Performance or Re-Engaging the Audience Workshop, University of Warwick, 2025-04-25 [Upcoming]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "Beyond the Good Death: Understanding Religious Opposition to Assisted Dying Through the Lens of Spiritual Closure", Centre for Death and Life Studies Closure Conference, Durham University, 2025-04-10. Full video available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2025) '"Election eschatologies and votes-as-prayers: Exploring the implicit religions of the New Christian Right', Religious Disinformation workshop, Open University. 2025-01-20. Full video available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2023) '"Rainbow Fish", Salmon as Place-Makers for Queer Identities', Imagining Queer Ecologies, British Association for Literature and Science, University of Oxford. 2023-12-01. Full video available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2023) 'Salmon Myths as a "Shuttle" for Decolonizing Conservation Schemes', Contemporary Debates in Postcolonial, Decolonial, and Global Literary Studies Symposium, University of East Anglia, 2023-09-22. Annotated slides available at: [Link]

 Borthwick, M. (2023) 'Deprogramming Presbyterian Thinking in "Nature" Conservation', British Association for the Study of Religions Annual Conference 2023: Environmental Endings and Religious Futures. Clare College, Cambridge, 2023-09-22. 

Athanasiadou S, Borthwick M, Michie D, Moeskops B, Mitschke V, Lang I, Fittje S, Morell Pérez Á, Tavares O, Experton C, Fauriat A, Chylinski C. "Proceedings of the IAHA Pre-Conference on Organic Animal Husbandry, 6 and 7 September 2021." 20th Organic World Congress of IFOAM 2021; 2021, p. 83–87.

Shailer, D (2025) "Fish Holm a ‘testing ground’ for disease, say environmentalists", Shetland Times 2025-04-11, (Quoted), Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "Developing a Three to Five-Year Strategy to Maximize the Impact of Onekind", 2025-03-27, Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "Speech Presented to the House of Commons on the Launch of the Just Transition Business Case", 2025-03-05. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "A Just Transition Business Case for farmers, animals, and the environment", World Animal Protection, 2025-03-05. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2025) "AI for Animals #7: The Future of Farm Inspections" (Guest Editor) 2025-02-13. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024). "20250129 Trout Briefing" 2025-01-29. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024). "Agroecology carbon sequestration briefing, prepared for the Green Liberal Democrats" 2024-10-23. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024). "Contribution to inquiry into the implementation of the session 5 Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) Committee’s inquiry into salmon farming" 2024-09-30: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "20240925 Salmon Moratorium Briefing." 2024-09-25. Available at: [Link] Also on parliament website: [Link]

Ungoed-Thomas, J., Khalid, S., (2024). "First UK onshore salmon project at risk over 'factory farm' claims." The Observer. 2024-09-15. (Quoted in): [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "20240821 Nitrates/Phosphates Briefing" 2024-08-21. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "Welsh Government Briefing Report: Supporting the call for species-specific legislation to be introduced for farmed fish at the time of killing in Wales, including ‘cleanerfish’" 2024-06-28: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "Sermon for the marriage of Edwin and Colleen Andrade" 2024-06-16: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "Response to call for evidence: Water quality and water infrastructure 15th May 2024". Published by the UK Parliament Environmental Audit committee: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "Response to Animal Welfare Council's Call for Information on the Welfare Implications of Breeding and Breeding Technologies in Commercial Livestock Agriculture". Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2024) "Speech delivered to APPG Animal Welfare in Palace of Westminster regarding AWC Revision to 2014 Opinion on WATOK for farmed fish". Available at: [Link]

Animal Equality UK (2023) "Fish Expert Reacts to Investigative Footage From Scottish Fish Farm", Youtube Video, Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2023) "A letter to Reporter David Liddle concerning Case Reference PPA_002_2020, planning request at Beinn Reithe, Loch Long, concerning the environmental risks of Semi-Closed Salmon Farms". Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2023) "Address to North East Lincolnshire Planning Committee on the risks of RAS Salmon Farms". North East Lincolnshire Planning Committee Meeting 2023/11/29, Grimsby Town Hall, 0930. Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2023) "A letter to North East Lincolnshire Council concerning the proposed RAS Facility in Cleethorpes". Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2022) "Expert Letter to the Animal Welfare Council on Wellboat Slaughter". Available at: [Link]

Borthwick, M. (2022) "Evidence to update the 2014 opinon of Welfare At the Time Of Killing". Submitted to the Animal Welfare Council. 

Borthwick M, Gonzales T, Redaro C. (2021) "Blue Loss: Estimating How Many Animals Are Hidden In The Food System" Aquatic Life Institute. Full report available at: [Link]

Borthwick M, (2021) "Issues in Penaeid Biosecurity", Aquatic Life Institute. Full report available at: [Link]

Borthwick M, (2021) "How viable is corporate outreach as a strategy for improving welfare standards in Aquaculture?", Animal Charity Evaluators. 200 hour project, not published. 

Borthwick, M. (2020) "Welfare issues in farmed Atlantic salmon", Fish Welfare Initiative. Available at: [Link]

Caroline C, Spiridoula A, Borthwick M, (2019) "Replacement of Contentious Inputs in Organic Farming Systems Report". Full report available at: [Link] 

Borthwick, M (2019) "Why we should stop developing imitation machines", Towards Data Science. Available at: [Link] 

Tulloch J, Borthwick M, Friend S, (2018) "More than Food? Exploring the needs and views of those who come to foodbanks", Edinburgh Food Project. Available at: [Link]