Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology, University of Greenwich Linus Peitz works as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Greenwich and at the University of Kent on various projects investigating social and psychological mechanisms related to criminal behaviour and reoffending. He received his PhD in social psychology from the University of Kent in 2021 and has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Psychology at the Philipps University Marburg and the School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent. Linus’ research focuses on the impact of groups and how they contribute to peoples’ attitudes and behaviours in different social, professional and political contexts.
Retail Expert, PhD Candidate & Sessional Academic, University of Sydney After ~20 years experience within FMCG/CPG interfacing with grocery retailers and all other consumer channels across tier 1, tier 2, regional manufacturing and start up suppliers, I am seeking to help solve industry problems through academic research. I have been fortunate enough to undertake my PhD at The University of Sydney which ranks #18 globally in QS rankings for 2025. I commenced part-time in 2022, and within two years my research area was a global issue. I see this as fortunate. I engage weekly with industry bodies, suppliers, retailers, regulators and government. helping solve issues which industry is too busy to solve, will help make it better and keep the industry and consumers. This is the most fun I have had in a long time, fixing problems which help more stakeholders is what drives me.
Professor, Marketing, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau After studying Social Science Research Methodology (MSc) and Social Science Informatics (MSc) at University of Amsterdam, I worked at a large Dutch bank, Postbank (ING group). The role at Postbank addressed database marketing, data mining, marketing research activities and supporting direct marketing and reporting was done directly to the CEO next to second and third tier management. In 1999 I started working as a consultant for Da Vinci Group in Amsterdam, applying the knowledge gained at Postbank for various other firms. In 2001 I joined Tilburg University, first as a research assistant and in 2002 as Assistant Professor at the Marketing Department. I joined the marketing department of VU University Amsterdam in 2005 taking on the role of Associate Professor in 2006. In 2014 I started as Professor in Marketing at the School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing (Massey University – Auckland). In February 2019 I joined The University of Auckland as a Professor in Marketing. In 2020 I took on the role of Department Head and also became Program Director for the newly launched Master of Business Analytics. Central to my current academic research is (big data) analytics, with a focus on segmentation and respondent attention in online panels. Other research areas I work on are: Consumer reactions to human advertising models and entrepreneurship in developing economies. Papers have been published in top-ranked marketing and statistics journals, i.e.: International Journal of Research in Marketing (A- on the ABDC list), Journal of Economic Psychology (A), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (A-Series), Marketing Letters (A) and various other ABDC journals. I have taught various courses at BSc, MSc and postgraduate level on marketing communications, marketing research, services marketing, cross cultural marketing and customer insights. I have contributed to various academic committees, been a programme leader for a Master of Business Analytics and have been involved in NUFFIC projects for capability development at African universities.
Lecturer in Computer Science, Bangor University I am a lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Bangor University, Wales, UK. My research interests include virtual and mixed reality, real-time computer graphics, procedural animation, and artificial intelligence. Alongside my academic work, I also develop commercial VR games, including the underwater safari park experience Ocean Rift.
Senior lecturer, social policy, University of York I have previously worked as a researcher in the Centre for Housing Policy (2002-2005) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (2001-2002). I have published on the subjects of housing support; scoping study methods and urban regeneration among others and undertaken research across a variety of issues, most recently projects exploring homelessness among military veterans. I have served as a member of the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) Research Centre Advisory Group. My early research explored the relationship between ‘place’ and urban renewal with a specific focus on the role that the community and voluntary sector play in supporting social policy objectives in local communities. My current interests are located around the interplay between social policy, crime and social harm and how inter-disciplinary approaches can be used to explore and explain aspects of inequality across these arenas. I also have a specific interest in military welfare as an under-explored issue in social policy research, and the role that housing plays in generating experiences of disadvantage among the veteran community.
