Peng Zhou

Professor of Economics; University Dean of International; Director of Cardiff Confucius Institute; Director of Welsh Institute for Research in Economics and Development, Cardiff University Professor Zhou has led Wales-focused projects on fiscal devolution and land value taxation, the economic evaluation of independent... Read More

Yingli Wang

Professor in logistics and operations management; Pro-Dean for Research, Innovation and Impact, Cardiff University Professor Wang is a world-leading expert in the digitisation of supply chains, with over two decades of research experience. She has collaborated with more than 100 organisations across the public, privat... Read More

Richard Thomas

Head of School of Culture and Communication, Swansea University As a late entrant to Higher Education, Professor Thomas has embedded his private sector experience into his work as a scholar. At Swansea University, he has remained research active despite holding key senior leadership positions. In challenging times for... Read More

Iain Quinn

Professor of Organ and Coordinator of Sacred Music, Florida State University Professor Iain Quinn is a cultural historian, musicologist, organist and composer of liturgical music with over one hundred publications including four monographs. He is Professor of Organ and Coordinator of Sacred Music at Florida State Univ... Read More

Peter Merriman

Professor of Human Geography, Aberystwyth University Professor Merriman is a leading figure in cultural-historical geography and the multi-disciplinary field of mobility studies. He has written extensively on theoretical approaches to space, place, mobility, and national identity. He has also undertaken research proje... Read More

Iwan Llewelyn-Jones

Senior Lecturer and Director of Music Performance, Bangor University Dr Llewelyn-Jones is recognised as one of Wales’s leading pianists and music educators. He is a graduate of Oxford University, the Royal College of Music, Cardiff University and the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, and has performed internationally a... Read More

Judy Hutchings

Professor in Psychology, Bangor University and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Professor Hutchings has worked in Wales as an NHS clinical child psychologist since 1976 and, since 1988, as a researcher at Bangor University. She develops, delivers and evaluates parenting and school-based programmes to support ch... Read More

Melanie Jones

Professor of Economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University Professor Jones is an empirical economist who uses quantitative methods to understand labour market inequality in Wales and the UK, particularly relating to gender and disability. She publishes this evidence in international journals and uses it to ... Read More

Leighton Evans

Professor of Media Theory, Swansea University Professor Evans’ research explores virtual and augmented reality, digital games, and social media, with a focus on presence, identity and culture in immersive technologies. He has authored multiple books, shaped the new GCSE in film and digital media as a subject expert ... Read More

Helena Gaunt

Principal, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Professor Gaunt is a musician and widely-published thought-leader on music education and the performing arts. A professional oboist for many years, and founding member of the Britten Sinfonia, she is now Principal of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and chairs ... Read More