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Rose Seneviratne

Rose Seneviratne

Doctoral Researcher, Mindfulness for Mental Health in Young Adults, University of Southampton

Doctoral Researcher, Mindfulness for Mental Health in Young Adults, University of Southampton I am a doctoral researcher in the Centre for Innovation in Mental Health at the University of Southampton. My project explores mindfulness and resilience for improved mental health and mental wellbeing in young adult populations. I have trained as a meditation teacher in 2010 and have practiced meditation since childhood. My research interests include mindfulness, maths/stats anxiety, learning, resilience, student wellbeing, behaviour change, mental health (with a specific focus on anxiety, depression, and stress), and mental wellbeing. I am passionate about teaching and sharing knowledge, in both academic and non-academic settings, with a focus on mindfulness, clinical psychology, and research methods/data analysis.

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Richard J. Massy

Richard J. Massy

Postdoctoral Researcher in Insect Migration, College of Life and Environmental Science, University of Exeter

Postdoctoral Researcher in Insect Migration, College of Life and Environmental Science, University of Exeter I am an entomologist and love studying how insects move and behave. My foundation was at Swansea University, and I have recently obtained my PhD at the University of Exeter in insect migration, studying the extraordinary migratory abilities of hoverflies. I am currently obtaining experience in laboratory techniques and excited for the next step on my research journey.

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Rita Yi Man Li

Rita Yi Man Li

Director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center / Economics and Finance Professor with specialty in AI, Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center / Economics and Finance Professor with specialty in AI, Hong Kong Shue Yan University Graduated from HKU (global subject ranking 14 in QS), I now serve as a Full Professor in Dept of Economics and Finance in Hong Kong Shue Yan University. I am the founder and director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center. My major field of research interests lies in SDGs, construction safety and health, housing economics, real estate economics, applied AI, I am listed as Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist across 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields of all scientists (2020-2022 single year, 2022 career-long) with the highest rank in the fields of artificial intelligence, Information & Communication Technologies, Environmental Sciences (2021)/energy(2022). I act as a journal editorial board member and SI editor for SSCI/SCIE journals, an author of 9 books and over 200 articles over the past eight years. Apart from writing single-authored papers mostly in my early career, I have quite an extensive academic network with research collaborators from Australia, the UK, Italy, the US, Cyprus, France, Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and mainland China etc. I am also an invited keynote speaker for over 30 conferences.

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Robin Verble

Robin Verble

Professor of Biology, Environmental Science Program Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Professor of Biology, Environmental Science Program Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Robin M. Verble is Professor of Biology and Director of the Environmental Science Program at Missouri University of Science & Technology. She received a B.S. in Biophysics from the University of Southern Indiana, M.S. in Forest Entomology from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a Ph.D. in Applied Ecology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her research interests include wildland firefighter health and safety, sociological systems, and wildland fire ecology.

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Rowina Nathan

Rowina Nathan

Astrophysicist, Monash University

Astrophysicist, Monash University Rowina Nathan is an astrophysicist and researcher at Monash University, specialising in neutron stars and pulsar timing. Her research aims to map the gravitational wave background using data from the MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array, and she has developed methods to detect gravitational wave signals with precision. More broadly she is also interested in gravitational waves, black holes and the Universe as a whole. Rowina is also active in science communication, with 12K+ followers on TikTok and 3M+ views. She is currently the Social Media Coordinator for Monash Astrophysics, and has presented her work internationally. She’s committed to promoting diversity in STEM and shares her passion for space with a wide audience on social media. Rowina is a member of OzGrav, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array.

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