Mary Heimann

Chair in Modern History, Cardiff University Professor Heimann is a historian, writer and leading expert on Victorian Catholicism, Czechoslovakia, and Cold War Christian-Communist relations. She is best known as the author of Catholic Devotion in Victorian England (Oxford University Press) and Czechoslovakia: The State... Read More

Adam Hedgecoe

Professor & WISERD Director, Cardiff University Professor Hedgecoe’s research explores the social shaping of modern biomedicine. For thirty years, he has examined the role that clinical genetics plays in medical decision making. This includes thinking about how genetic tests shape the boundaries of disease, the chal... Read More

Carmen Casaliggi

Reader in English Literature, Cardiff Metropolitan University Dr Casaliggi has an international reputation and significant leadership in the field of eighteenth and nineteenth-century literary and visual studies. She has authored numerous internationally excellent and world leading publications in flagship series, i... Read More

Stephen Cushion

Professor at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University Professor Cushion has published extensively about journalism and communication. He has been commissioned by regulators such as Ofcom to produce evidence-based studies about the quality and impartiality of news. He has had a major impa... Read More

Anne Davies

Professor of Law and Public Policy, Oxford University Professor Davies teaches and researches on employment law and public law. Her recent books include Valuing Employment Rights: A Study of Remedies in Employment Law (Hart 2024) and Human Rights at Work (Hart 2024), with Alan Bogg, Hugh Collins and Virginia Mantouval... Read More

Sir Bryn Terfel

Sir Bryn, who was born in Pant Glas, Gwynedd, has sung in opera houses around the world, recorded with many of the leading companies and orchestras, and is the recipient of multiple awards, including a Grammy for the Metropolitan Opera’s 2013 recording of Richard Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’. Read More

Yan Wu

Professor in Media and Communication, Swansea University Professor Wu works on citizen journalism, soft power communication, digital inclusivity, and citizen data and risk governance. She writes and publishes in both English and Chinese. Her publications in Chinese include three co-authored books and journal article... Read More

Emmajane Milton

Professor in Educational Practice, Cardiff University Professor Milton has worked in the field of education for over 20 years, holding a wide range of senior leadership roles within academia, policy development, and the statutory school sector. In 2018 she became an Advance-HE National Teaching Fellow, the most presti... Read More

Ken Peattie

Professor of Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff University Professor Peattie is an expert on corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. He was instrumental in Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) becoming the first Welsh ESRC-funded Research Centre, attracting around £13... Read More

Anthony Mandal

Professor of Print and Digital, Cardiff University Anthony Mandal is the author of books, articles and databases that focus on nineteenth-century literature, the gothic, book history, and digital humanities. He was President of the British Association for Romantic Studies between 2019 and 2024, and is founding editor ... Read More