Professor of Psychology, Karolinska Institutet Agneta Herlitz is Professor of Psychology at Karolinska Institutet since 2008. Her research has the overarching aim to describe and explain these differences but also to understand the potential impact they may have on society and everyday life. Although the research has a focus on cognition, specifically episodic memory, she is also interested in sex differences in other areas, such as personality, interest, and career choices.
Research Associate in galaxy evolution, The University of Western Australia Adam is a Research Associate at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working from the University of Western Australia node. His research uses observations from the world's largest telescopes, which span the entire electromagnetic spectrum, to understand the star formation process in galaxies.
Associate Member, School of Public Policy & Executive Director, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University Aftab Erfan is a scholar-practitioner, serving as the Executive Director of the SFU Centre for Dialogue, and Associate Member in the School of Public Policy. She was previously Director of Dialogue and Conflict Engagement at the University of British Columbia, and taught at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning where she obtained her PhD in 2013. She is a master facilitator, and specializes in the study of deep rooted conflicts, the possibilities of transformative justice, and methods of deliberative democracy and is currently working on a book tentatively titled "facilitating at the end of the world".
Post-doctoral Fellow, EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission, Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Guelph Amar is a post-doctoral fellow with the EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission researching food system justice. Amar's primary research interests are in the food system determinants of healthy eating with a focus on the intersection of food system sustainability and justice and healthy eating. Amar received his PhD in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph, where his thesis explored the interplay between food literacy and food waste.
Member of Kellogg College, University of Oxford and Visiting Fellow in Archaeology, Bournemouth University Dr Amanda Chadburn FSA is a professional archaeologist and historic environment adviser. She started her professional career in local government and joined English Heritage in 1987 where she worked in various casework and policy roles. She left in 2022 to concentrate on research, voluntary work and teaching. Whilst at English Heritage, she was an Inspector of Ancient Monuments for fifteen years, during which period she supervised numerous placements on the University of Oxford’s “In Service” post-graduate Certificate in Archaeology. She later taught on University of Oxford’s MSc Diploma in Archaeology, and currently teaches on its MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology. She was the Lead Adviser for the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site for English Heritage for twenty years from 1992-2012, later moving into national policy roles, including spells as a Senior International Adviser and Senior Rural and Environmental Adviser. More recently, she led on the impact of national infrastructure on the historic environment and was seconded to the Heritage Team at the Department of Digital, Culture Media and Sport 2021-22. Amanda has served on numerous boards and committees including the Council of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Archaeology Panel of the National Trust. She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1999 and as a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute in 2009. She was elected to the Executive Board of the European Association of Archaeologists in 2020 and a Trustee of the charity World Heritage UK in 2022. She has taught archaeology and heritage management at the Universities of Bristol, UCL and Oxford, and co-supervised PhD students at the Universities of Bristol and Huddersfield. Her research interests include the prehistory of Britain; Iron Age (Celtic) coinage; landscape archaeology; archaeoastronomy, heritage management and World Heritage Sites. Amanda has served on numerous boards and committees including the Council of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Archaeology Panel of the National Trust. She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1999, as a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute in 2009 and as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2023. She sits on the Executive Board of the European Association of Archaeologists and is a Trustee of the charity World Heritage UK.
Chair of Academic Clinical Orthopaedics, UCL Professor Alister Hart is the UCL chair of orthopaedics and a consultant orthopaedic hip surgeon Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and Cleveland Clinic London. He trained at Caius College, Cambridge University, and then Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH, Stanmore, London). He has had 2 research impact case studies for the 2014 REF, “Hip replacements: Changes to health policy and regulation”, and the 2021 REF, “Making joint implants safer by identifying causes of previous failures”. He leads a research team of clinical orthopaedic engineers, based at the UCL Stanmore Campus & RNOH NHS Trust, focussed on implant science (includes the London Implant Retrieval Centre (LIRC)), surgical imaging technology and exercise science. His research has featured in the media: The BBC nicknamed him the “Hospital Hip Detective” and BBC Radio 4 interviewed him for his work on implant science. His exercise science work has featured in: The Guardian 2024 Runner’s World, Jan 2024 The Times 2023 The Washington Post 2022 The Times 2020 The New York Times 2019
