Marianne van den Bree

Professor of Psychological Medicine, Cardiff University Professor van den Bree investigates how genes and life experiences influence mental health across the lifespan. This includes how mental and physical health interact. She studies large groups of people, including those with rare genetic mutations that increase ri... Read More

Yvonne Wren

Professor of Speech and Language Therapy, Cardiff Metropolitan University Professor Wren’s research has led to earlier and more accurate identification of speech, language, and communication needs in children. This helps professionals intervene more effectively and at critical developmental stages. She has contribut... Read More

Charlotte Rees

Pro Vice-Chancellor & Executive Dean, Swansea University Professor Rees’ research focuses on health professions education. With over 200 publications, she was ranked a top 100 social scientist researcher in Australia in 2022 and 2023. She has secured around £5M of educational research income from prestigious UK/Aus... Read More

Phil Smith

Consultant Neurologist; Lead for Undergraduate Written Assessments, Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board and Cardiff University Professor Smith has produced around 175 peer-reviewed papers, three books and was senior author on the ‘Standard and New Antiepileptic Drugs’ trials, which shaped NICE epilepsy gu... Read More

Daniel Parsons

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Professor in Geosciences, Loughborough University Professor Parsons is a world-leading geoscientist specialising in sedimentary systems and climate change impacts. His research spans fluvial to deep-marine environments, focusing on flood risk, sustainability, and a... Read More

Yacine Rezgui

Professor and Leader of the Urban Intelligence Research Centre; Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Cardiff University and Optimise-AI Professor Rezgui specialises in performance management of urban environments (buildings, infrastructure and cities), spanning energy efficiency and life-cycle sustainability asses... Read More

Sharon Huws

Interim Director Institute for Global Food Security and Professor Animal Science and Microbiology, Queen’s University Belfast Professor Huws is the interim director for the Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast. The Institute spans numerous disciplines that tackle food system challenges fo... Read More

D. Dafydd Jones

Chair in Biochemistry, Cardiff University Born, raised and educated in the South Wales Valleys, Professor Jones won a scholarship to study biochemistry at Aberystwyth University. During a placement year in the USA, his passion for protein structure and engineering was confirmed. He went to Cambridge to undertake a P... Read More

Graham John Langley

Emeritus Professor, University of Southampton Professor Langley is internationally recognised for pioneering hyphenated analytical techniques (GC-MS, HPLC-MS, SFC-MS) and specialises in their application across chemistry, chemical biology, and oilfield chemistry. He led the development of academic open-access mass s... Read More

Neil Loader

Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University Professor Loader is a physical geographer experienced in the development and application of stable isotope techniques for geochronology and the study of paleoenvironmental change. He specialises in the interrogation of natural archives, such as tree rings, peat, an... Read More