Lecturer in Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sustainability at the Department of Strategy Enterprise Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University. I joined MMU in November 2022. Prior to this role, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University, School of Business in Finland. There, I worked on a project called Finix and conducted postdoctoral research on innovation ecosystems and industrial clusters that contribute to circular economy and sustainability. I conducted my doctoral research and studies at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester where I researched partnerships and strategic alliances in the context of corporate sustainability and their role in contributing towards sustainable development goals. Interests and expertise My research is focused on corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility. I am interested in inter-organisational relationships and I focus on various inter-organisational relationships including collaborations, strategic alliances, partnerships, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems, industrial clusters in the context of sustainability and circular economy. I enjoy engaging with different theoretical perspectives. These include absorptive capacity, dynamic capabilities and resource-based view, inter-organisational learning, framing, frames and organisational cognition, tensions and paradoxes. More recently, I have engaged in institutional, sociology and psychology literature on places and spaces, again in the context of sustainability issues. I have published in various journals such as International Journal of Management Reviews, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Business Ethics, and Sustainability.
Professor of Psychology, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia Dr Tania Signal comes originally from New Zealand where she received her PhD in Psychology from Waikato University working within the Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research Centre. In 2003 she moved to Australia and took up a Lectureship at Central Queensland University, now a Professor she has developed a comprehensive research program investigating a range of human-animal relationships particularly the overlap between human and non-human health and wellbeing. Tania is a member of the Queensland Centre for Domestic & Family Violence Research, the Appleton Institute and a Charter Scholar Member of the Animals & Society Institute (USA). ORCID: 0000-0001-5677-9496
DVC Academic and Research, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University As an accomplished Executive Leader in Higher Education, I specialise in transforming institutions through strategic leadership and innovative solutions. With a proven track record of 20 in senior and executive roles, I am dedicated to enhancing academic quality, student success, and operational efficiency. I have a growing list of publications having published 100 scholarly papers in peer-reviewed journals, 2 book chapters, 2 Novel SNP database entries, and 1 patent. I have achieved a high professional standing in my field having been awarded several honours, including the 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Awards which recognises outstanding contributions to science, engineering, and technology (SET) and innovation in South Africa. In addition to my academic work and the training of postgraduate students in medical research, I have contributed to several initiatives that promote the participation of women in science at institutional, regional, and national levels.
PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Educator supporting emerging talent for the entertainment industries at the Australian Institute of Music. Former record label executive (Inertia, Universal, Sony, Rough Trade, One Little Indian Records), tour manager and artist. PhD candidate at UTS researching music industries.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rice University Tanika Raychaudhuri is an Assistant Professor at Rice University who specializes in American politics with a focus on immigration, race, and inequality. Her current book project uses surveys, experiments, and in-depth interviews to explore how Asian Americans — the fastest growing racial group in the United States — learn about American politics and develop partisan preferences. Her other research explores questions about immigrant political representation as well as race and public policy. She has published her research in Electoral Studies, Perspectives on Politics, the Journal of Politics, and other academic journals. Her recent work has been recognized through awards from the American Political Science Association (REP Section Best Paper Award 2021) and the Midwest Political Science Association (Lucius Barker Award 2024).
