Associate Professor of Economics, RMIT University Jonathan is an applied economist, specialising in the areas of housing and urban economics, cultural economics, population economics, evaluation, economic psychology, health economics, cost-benefit analysis, and technology diffusion. Jonathan has published papers in leading journals, and has undertaken commercial policy research for the Victorian and Federal Government, as well as refereed publications in these areas. In addition to his research Jonathan has extensive experience in designing and delivering courses, and establishing and managing programs, across a range of business disciplines, both in Australia and overseas.
Physicien théoricien, Université Paris Cité Jacques Treiner a fait paraître une centaine d’articles et d’ouvrages de physique théorique, notamment dans le domaine des fluides quantiques. Il a été professeur à l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie à Paris et a publié des ouvrages de vulgarisation comme « Quel est l’âge de la Terre ? » aux éditions du Pommier (septembre 2011, nouvelle édition juin 2022) et « Un peu de science, ça ne peut pas faire de mal », aux éditions Cassini (juillet 2017). Il a traduit plusieurs ouvrages, dont les Marchands de Doute, de Naomi Oreskès et Erik Conway (Ed. Le Pommier). Il a également réalisé trois films scientifiques, et co-écrit avec Olivier Treiner une pièce de théâtre intitulée « Fission », produite par le théâtre de la Reine Blanche et jouée en 2016. Il intervient comme conférencier sur l’anthropocène et l’articulation des problématiques énergétiques, démographiques et climatiques. Il est aujourd'hui chercheur associé au Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des énergies de demain (LIED) de l'Université Paris-Diderot et préside le Conseil des experts du Shift Project.
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Liverpool Hope University Jamie Lingwood is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool Hope University. His research focuses on how adult-child interactions influence language development and learning, including from digital media. He is the Principal Investigator on an Educational Endowment Foundation-funded project, designing and evaluating an innovative program to inspire and sustain a love of reading in children. Jamie was an on-screen expert for the BBC's Tiny Happy People Campaign, where he used his expertise to help parents support their children's language and communication skills.
Scientific Assistant, Bayreuth University Julia Plass is a scientific assistant at the Chair for Cultural Geography at the University of Bayreuth. Her research focusses on the effects of climate change on the insurance and reinsurance sector with a special focus on Australia, Germany and Fiji. In this context, she is particularly interested in the distribution of responsibilities, risk perception and risk communication.
T.R. Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne Jens O. Zinn is T.R. Ashworth Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Social and Political Sciences. Before he joined the University of Melbourne in 2009, he worked at the Social Contexts and Responses to Risk priority Network (SCARR) in the UK (2003-8), and the collaborative research centres Reflexive Modernisation in Munich (1999-2002) and Status Passages and Risks in the Life Course in Bremen (1995-99). Jens founded several international research networks on the Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty (SoRU) with the European Sociological Association (RN22, 2005) and the International Sociological Association (TG04, 2006). In 2015 he was awarded the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his scholarly achievements. In 2023-24 he pursued his theoretical work on a Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Studies/Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg in Delmenhorst/Germany. Since 2024 he is heading an interdisciplinary study group Learning about Risk and Crisis at the institute. His research is driven by the question why social engagement with risky uncertainties seems often unreasonable and ignorant of available knowledge. However, even when knowledge is acknowledged and uncontested it remains often difficult to agree on best solutions. With growing complexity and volatility of knowledge, it becomes even more challenging to manage the unknowns of the future. Jens’ research aims to find better ways of managing the challenges of today’s (risk) societies when the state of exception has become the new normal. The various research projects Jens conducted cover mainly three topics: Biographical planning and decision making. Everyday understanding and responses to risk including risk-taking. Discourse semantics of risk, specifically historical changes. Research activities include the transition into the labour market of young adults, British Ex-Servicemen managing risk and uncertainty, a social policy research initiative on social inclusion and the life course, a project on efficient strategies of climate change adaptation, discourse semantic analysis of risk in the New York Times and the Times.
Lecturer in Sport Management Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE) and Research Assistant Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University Lecturer in Sport Management, Australian College of Physical Education, and Research Assistant, Western Sydney University"
