Emma McKinley

Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University Dr McKinley is an experienced marine social scientist who leads work on ocean literacy and human-ocean relationships, using these insight to support effective ocean governance. She is the academic lead of the Severn Estuary Partnership, founder of the Marine Social Science Ne... Read More

Apala Majumdar

Professor of Applied Mathematics, Manchester University Professor Majumdar is an expert in the mathematics of materials science, specialising in continuum mechanics and applied analysis. She has made powerful contributions to the mathematics of liquid crystals, its rigorous underpinnings, and the modelling of liquid ... Read More

Eleanor Anne Freeman

Co-founder and co-lead for Stroke Hub Wales; Retired Consultant Physician, Cardiff Metropolitan University Historically, geriatric and stroke medicine were over-looked specialties. Dr Freeman took the challenge of changing this image, using her leadership roles across the UK to develop early changes in clinical care i... Read More

Åke Fagereng

Professor in Structural Geology, Cardiff University Professor Fagereng has made significant contributions to understanding rock deformation, particularly the processes and conditions that prevail at the Earth’s plate boundaries. He is most known for constraining geological controls on whether faults creep aseismic... Read More

Jonathan Gillard

Professor of Statistics and Data Science; Deputy Head of School of Mathematics, Cardiff University Professor Gillard’s work spans statistics, optimisation, and operational research. He has developed methods that improve real-world decision-making in healthcare, government, and industry. He has led major collaborat... Read More

Alexander Giles Davies

Professor of Electronic and Photonic Engineering, and Deputy Executive Dean (Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences), University of Leeds Terahertz frequency radiation occupies a fascinating position in the electromagnetic spectrum, sitting at the interface between electronics and optics. However, there are lo... Read More

Cinzia Giannetti

Professor in Digital Manufacturing, Swansea University Professor Giannetti has been an UKRI EPSRC Fellow (2018–2021), secured substantial research funding, and led major UK initiatives advancing AI-driven digitalisation. Her pioneering work on the application of AI to manufacturing has enhanced the efficiency and su... Read More

Colin Berry

Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, Cardiff University Professor Berry’s work has focused on developing drug targets, and the biochemistry of insect control using insecticidal bacteria and the potent insecticidal proteins they produce. He has developed novel enzyme assay methods and studied drug targets in viral and... Read More

Simon Creer

Professor of Molecular Ecology, Bangor University Professor Creer is a global leader in using high-throughput sequencing to assess biodiversity across the tree of life throughout diverse biomes. He has advanced knowledge of the spatio-temporal dynamics of environmental DNA, derived from the biodiversity of marine, est... Read More

Sarah Davies

Professor and Head of Department, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University Professor Davies’ research focuses on reconstructing climatic and environmental change over a range of timescales, integrating sedimentary and documentary archives. She is particularly interested in the interactions ... Read More