Imaging Core Facility Manager, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge I am investigating how physical changes in cell morphology give rise to above-ground plant organs such as leaves and flowers. These organs are derived from a continuous pool of undifferentiated cells within the shoot apical meristem. I am interested in how the cells of the meristem undergo proper transformations in shape and size which is a result of changes in cell wall deposition and remodelling of existing cell wall components.
Senior Lecturer in Disability and Para sport, University of Waikato Dr Robert Townsend holds a joint appointment as the national Disability Lead for Sport New Zealand and as a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. I have a background in high performance disability sport. My research interests are interdisciplinary, drawing on participatory qualitative research methods, critical social science and disability studies, with a specific focus on disability sport and sport coaching.
Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle I am a philosopher, legal scholar, literary critic, author, and editor, based at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Recent books include: * 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009; co-edited with Udo Schuklenk). * Freedom of Religion and the Secular State (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). * 50 Great Myths About Atheism (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013; co-authored with Udo Schuklenk). * Humanity Enhanced: Genetic Choice and the Challenge for Liberal Democracies (MIT Press, 2014). * Intelligence Unbound: The Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014; co-edited with Damien Broderick). * The Mystery of Moral Authority (Palgrave, 2016). * Philosophy's Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017; co-edited with Damien Broderick). * Science Fiction and the Moral Imagination: Visions, Minds, Ethics (Springer, 2017). * The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism (Bloomsbury, 2019). * At the Dawn of a Great Transition: The Question of Radical Enhancement (Schwabe, 2021). * How We Became Post-Liberal: The Rise and Fall of Toleration (Bloomsbury, 2024). I'm a prolific essayist and commentator with interests including legal and political philosophy, philosophical bioethics, philosophy of religion, and debates involving visions of the human future. I have also had some success as a science fiction and fantasy author, including my fantasy story "The Sword of God" (which won both a Ditmar Award and Aurealis Award in 1997) and an original trilogy written for the Terminator franchise. I've won the William Atheling, Jr., Award for Criticism and Review (in the fantasy and science fiction field) on three occasions, including for my co-authored book Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction (Greenwood Press, 1999; co-authored with Van Ikin and Sean McMullen).
Emeritus, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Research interests: climate change, ozone, UV, and health. See regular postings at https://uv.substack.com. Free to subscribe. Smartphone apps: uvnz and GlobalUV Book: ‘Saving our skins’ at amazon.
Professor of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara I have an A.B. in Government from Harvard and an M.A./Ph.D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. I have been a professor for over 25 years, having published over 100 articles and book chapters in the areas of media influence and emotion. I have co-edited two books (SAGE Handbook of Media Processes and Effects; Emotions in the Digital World), and I am a Fellow of the International Communication Association. I teach and do research in the areas of media psychology, influence, and health, with particular expertise in emotional processes. My current research investigates emotions around media use and how to harness media use to enhance well-being.
PhD Candidate in Legal Analytics, University of Galway Raisul is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Law, University of Galway. He holds a Scholarship awarded by the College of Business, Public Policy and Law of the University of Galway to pursue his PhD. Raisul’s research focuses on Regulation of Legal Analytics in the Legal Profession and investigates whether legal analytics tools enhance access to justice. He is also an Associate Professor (presently on study leave) at the Department of Law, Dhaka International University (DIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a qualified lawyer at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the elected Ethnic Minorities Officer 2024-25 of the University of Galway Students’ Union (Aras-Na-Mac-Leinn). Raisul worked as a lead consultant for a Road Safety law reform project in Bangladesh. He writes numerous Opinion Editorials (Op-eds) and scholarly articles in both national and international peer reviewed journals, newspapers and magazines on contemporary legal and human rights issues. Raisul is currently the Senior Editor of University of Galway Law Review. Earlier he served as the Executive Editor of Dhaka International University Journal of Law and Human Rights.
