Claire Price

Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Swansea University Dr Claire Price is founder of the Merthyr Science Festival. Her work combines research, teaching, and public engagement, with a focus on inclusive science communication. She develops innovative tools, such as tactile 3D printed models and interactive digital r... 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

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

Ben Lewis

Director of the Open University in Wales Ben Lewis has worked in policy, management and leadership roles for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Electoral Commission, Cardiff University and the Open University in Wales. He has also been Chair of his professional representative body and was se... 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

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

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

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