Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, School of Education, University of Sheffield I am a cultural historian of knowledge, education and ideas. My first book, Generational Conflict and University Reform: Oxford in the Age of Revolution, won the 2014 Kevin Brehony Prize for the best first book in the history of education. My new book, Masculinity and Science in Britain, 1831-1918, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2017. I am currently working on a study of the influence of classical scholarship and ancient natural philosophy on the emergence of the natural and physical sciences in the first half of the nineteenth century for OUP. I am a member of the Executive Committee of the History of Education Society and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Researcher in Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster An experienced urban planner and researcher, passionate about people-centred planning and creating places where people can be active and healthy. With experience in both practice and academia, Holly's work cuts across the boundaries to produce outputs with impact. Her knowledge stems across the fields of urban planning and public health, exploring how places can encourage physical activity and reduce inequalities. Holly also has a particular interest in children as users of public space and in child-friendly neighbourhoods, which her PhD research focuses on.
PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne I am a PhD candidate and Graduate Research Teaching fellow in the School of Cultural and Communication at the University of Melbourne. My doctoral project focuses on spirituality and digital media, looking specifically at China. My current research interests lie in digital media, communication governance, digital ethnography, and China.
Professor of Social Policy, University of Helsinki Heikki Hiilamo works as a research professor at National Institute for Health and Welfare and as a professor of social policy at University of Helsinki. Previously Hiilamo has worked as research professor at Social Insurance Institution on Finland. He has worked as visiting professor at University of California San Francisco and VID Specialized University Oslo. Hiilamo has the title of Docent from University of Tampere and University of Eastern Finland. Hiilamo’s research interests include family policy, poverty, inequality, welfare state research and tobacco control. He is specialized in quantitative methods. His articles have appeared in leading international journals including Journal of Social Policy, Journal of European Social Policy, International Journal of Epidemiology, American Journal of Public Health and Social Science and Medicine. In 2018 he published a book on household debts for Edward Elgar. In 2016 Hiilamo was awarded with State Award for Public Information.
Distinguished Professor of educational psychology, Australian Catholic University Professor Herb Marsh has been recognised as the most productive educational psychologist in the world. From 2006–2011 he was Professor of Education at Oxford University where he holds an Emeritus Professorship. He coined the phrase ‘substantive-methodological research synergy’, which underpins his substantive and methodological research interests. He is the founder of the International SELF Research Centre.
