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William Whyte

William Whyte

Professor of Social and Architectural History, University of Oxford

Professor of Social and Architectural History, University of Oxford Like all historians, I am interested in people, but unlike many I am also equally preoccupied by things and places. I'm especially intrigued by what the serious investigation of the built and natural environment does to existing accounts of modern history. My research has consequently often focused on architecture, and I have a special interest in institutions like schools, universities, and churches. My first book, Oxford Jackson: architecture, education, status, and style, 1835-1924 (OUP, 2006) explored the work of an influential university architect. My second, funded by a Philip Leverhulme Prize, was Redbrick: a social and architectural history of Britain's civic universities (OUP, 2015). My third, Unlocking the Church: the lost secrets of Victorian sacred space (OUP, 2017), grew out of my Hensley Henson Lectures. Now, as the final part of what's become a trilogy on university architecture, I am working on The University: a material history, for Harvard University Press. Along the way, I have edited or co-edited a dozen or so other books. Current projects include the Oxford Illustrated History of England, for OUP, and the six-volume Cultural History of High Learning, which I am editing with Ning de Coninck-Smith (Aarhus) and Julia Horne (Sydney). I chair the editorial board of the Oxford Review of Education and sit on the board of the Oxford Historical Monographs series. I am currently serving as Senior Responsible Owner and Chair of Project Board for the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities: the university's largest ever capital project, the result of the largest ever gift given to Oxford. It is my immense good fortune to be involved in a large number of organisations outside the University. I am chair of the Oxford Preservation Trust, the Oxford Historical Society, and the Victoria County History of Oxfordshire. I am a Trustee of English Heritage and Chair the Blue Plaques Panel. I am also a member of the Fabric Commission of Westminster Abbey, the Heritage Committee of the British Academy, the Oxford Diocesan Advisory Committee, and serve on the International Commission for the History of Universities/Commission internationale pour l'histoire des universités. Research Interests As professor of social and architectural history I am very glad to discuss graduate supervision with anyone whose interests fall within these fields. In the past, I have been lucky enough to work with a score or so of doctoral students on science in the nineteenth century, theology in the twentieth, and architectural history over both periods. Recent theses include George Entwistle on inter-war housing, Elena Porter on the political economy of country houses, and Anna Clark on women’s portraits in early modern colleges.

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Will McCallum

Will McCallum

PhD Candidate - School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University

PhD Candidate - School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University Will McCallum is Naarm/Melbourne-based documentary producer and director that has spent much of his career producing video from a base in China and then Hong Kong. He produced and directed the series - Pioneers: ASEAN Women of 2018 for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which won the 2018 Asia Public Affairs Awards. He studied politics and Chinese at the University of Melbourne, and then earned a Masters degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. He is now in the final year of a PhD at the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. Waŋgany Mala is his first feature-length documentary.

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Will Jones

Will Jones

Director of Research and Lecturer in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling (DAIM), University of Hull

Director of Research and Lecturer in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling (DAIM), University of Hull Dr Jones is the Director of Research and Lecturer in the Centre of Excellence for Data Science, AI and Modelling Centre (DAIM) at the University of Hull. He specialises in AI and healthcare, with a specific focus on AI medical diagnostics, and teaches these topics on an MSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Dr Jones was previously an Senior NHS Scientist and NIHR Manager specialising in evidence generation for novel medical diagnostics. Dr Jones has a PhD in Neuroscience, with a background in philosophy.

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William Gulsby

William Gulsby

Associate Professor of Wildlife Management, Auburn University

Associate Professor of Wildlife Management, Auburn University Degrees: B.S., University of North Georgia, 2008, Biology M.S., University of Georgia, 2010, Forest Resources Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2014, Forest Resources Expertise: Gulsby is an expert in the areas of wildlife habitat management in forested and agricultural systems, white-tailed deer ecology and management, and coyote ecology. Teaching Responsibilities: Wildlife Habitat Assessment and Management, Wildlife Sciences Summer Practicum, and Techniques in Wildlife Population and Habitat Management. Research Interests: Managing wildlife habitat in silvicultural and agricultural systems; White-tailed deer ecology and management; Coyote ecology.

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