Our Membership
Learn about our dynamic membership of early to mid career professionals, and peruse our membership directory.
Our members are young leaders from all professional areas: from surgeons to artists to from engineers to historians, we represent some of the most talented young voices in Scotland.
We select our members from all over Scotland; we have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but share a passion for working across boundaries and addressing the greatest challenges facing our society.
At the end of their 5-year term, YAS members are encouraged to become Emeritus members, to remain connected with YAS, participate in events and activities, and share their advice and experience with current members.
Our next recruitment drive is in January 2026. Please visit our Become a Member page for information about membership criteria and the application process.
Current Membership
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Member NameAfiya Holder
Areas of interestSustainable TourismMember KeywordsClimate Justice, Resiliency, Climate Change Mitigation, Loss and Damage, Islands, Education, Tourist Behaviour, DEI, Social good -
Member NameAgomoni Ganguli Mitra
Areas of interestLawMember KeywordsBioethics, Biomedical Research, Gender, Policy, Sexual Health -
Member NameAhmad Ayyoub
Areas of interestLinguisticsMember KeywordsColonialism, Inequalities -
Member NameAidan Brown
Areas of interestMathematics and Statistics, Organismal and Environmental BiologyMember KeywordsAntimicrobial Resistance, Bacteria, Bacteriophages, Biophysics, Microscopy -
Member NameAlejandra Aranceta-Garza
Areas of interestBiomedical EngineeringMember KeywordsElectrophysiology, Assistive Technology, Electromyography, Medical Technology, Muscle Movement, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neurophysiological Diseases, Parkinson'S Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke -
Member NameAlison Johnston
Areas of interestEcology, StatisticsMember KeywordsStatistics, Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Citizen Science, Acoustic Monitoring, Population Modelling, Population Monitoring -
Member NameAmanda Holmes
Areas of interestMedicineMember KeywordsRemote and Rural, Rural Health, Refugees, Determinants of Health -
Member NameAmani Ahmed
Areas of interestBusiness and IndustryMember KeywordsEntrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence (AI), International Relations -
Member NameAmelia Penny
Areas of interestBiodiversityMember KeywordsEcology, Biodiversity, Earth Science, Palaeontology, Macroecology, Palaeoecology -
Member NameAndrea Tonner
Areas of interestInclusion and WellbeingMember KeywordsConsumer Inclusion, Learning Disability, Participatory Research, Social Justice, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Food Insecurity, Knowledge Exchange -
Member NameAndrew Feeney
Areas of interestUltrasonicsMember KeywordsUltrasound, Transducers, Sensors, Medical Ultrasonics, Industrial Ultrasonics, Flow Measurement, Sustainable Manufacturing -
Member NameAndrew O’Malley
Areas of interestmedical educationMember KeywordsArtificial Intelligence (AI), Anatomy, Forensic Anthropology -
Member NameAndrew Reid
Areas of interestGames DesignMember KeywordsGames, Video Game Design, Applied Games, Games for Change, Serious Games -
Member NameAndrew Tickell
Areas of interestLawMember KeywordsHuman Rights, Access to Justice, The Law of Evidence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Devolution, Miscarriages of Justice -
Member NameAndy Buckley
Areas of interestParticle PhysicsMember KeywordsStatistics, Physics, Machine Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Science, Data Preservation, Monte Carlo Simulation, Optimisation, Particle Physics -
Member NameAngela Daly
Areas of interestLawMember KeywordsLaw and Technology, Data Protection, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Climate Governance, Data Governance -
Member NameAnne-Marie Weijmans
Areas of interestAstrophysicsMember KeywordsEducation, Public Engagement, Science Communication, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Data Management -
Member NameAnthony Schrag
Areas of interestCreative and Performing ArtsMember KeywordsParticipatory Art, Cultural Management, Socially Engaged Art, Cultural Policy, Arts, Culture, Rural Arts -
Member NameArchippus Sturrock
Areas of interestForeign AffairsMember KeywordsFrance, French Affairs, Europe, European Affairs, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy, Paradiplomacy, Parliamentary Diplomacy, Literature, Poetry, Languages, Cultural Affairs, UNESCO, Human Rights -
Member NameAreti Manataki
Areas of interestInformaticsMember KeywordsComputer Science, Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computing Education, Health Informatics, Online Education, Workflow Management -
Member NameArooba Hameed
Areas of interestEconomics and Social SciencesMember KeywordsSocial Justice, Refugees, Social enterprise, Public Health, Economics, Social Policy, Mentorship, Advocacy, Community Development, Social Innovations -
Member NameAshley Lewis-Cole
Areas of interestEducationMember KeywordsHigher Education, Equity in Education, Ethics, Learning and Teaching -
Member NameBen Kirley
Areas of interestEnergyMember KeywordsEnergy, Power Grids, Network Innovation, Leadership, Business Development, Project Design and Negotiation, Business Presentations, Physics, Infrastructure, Maritime -
Member NameBernhard Blumenau
Areas of interestHistoryMember KeywordsHistory, Europe, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Germany, International Organisations, International Politics, Political Terrorism, State Terrorism -
Member NameBill Surradge
Areas of interestBiomedical SciencesMember KeywordsMolecular Biology, Pedagogy, Online Education, Technical Teaching -
Member NameBrian Connolly
Areas of interestPartner and Stakeholder DevelopmentMember KeywordsEconomic Development, Communication, Business Research, Business Support, Partnership Development, Stakeholder Development, Wellbeing Economics -
Member NameBrianna Robertson-Kirkland
Areas of interestMusicMember KeywordsCulture, Gender, Health, History, Musicology -
Member NameCarlene McAvoy
Areas of interestPolicyMember KeywordsStrategy, Research, Public Health, Inequalities, Policy Development, Social Justice -
Member NameCaroline Muellenbroich
Areas of interestMicroscopyMember KeywordsMicroscopy, Imaging, Quantum Technologies, Optics, Cardiac Electrophysiology, CDT, DEI -
Member NameCatriona Fallow
Areas of interestPerformanceMember KeywordsEducation, History and Culture, Pedagogy, The Arts, Theatre and Performance -
Member NameChiara Bonacchi
Areas of interestheritageMember KeywordsHeritage, Open Science, Data Activism, Digital Heritage, Museums, Social Impact -
Member NameChiara Cipollari
Areas of interestResearch ImpactMember KeywordsResearch, Research Development, Social Science, Anthropology -
Member NameChristian Calvillo Munoz
Areas of interestEnergy PolicyMember KeywordsDecarbonisation, Economic Policy, Energy -
Member NameClara Calvert
Areas of interestEpidemiologyMember KeywordsEpidemiology, Statistics, Pregnancy, Neonatal Health, Reproductive Health, Global Health -
Member NameConnor Blair
Areas of interestPharmacologyMember KeywordsPharmacology, Oncology, Translational Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation, Science Policy, Science Strategy -
Member NameCraig Anderson
Areas of interestPublic Engagement, StatisticsMember KeywordsEnvironment, Statistics, Health Inequality, Air Pollution, Child Health, Epidemiology -
Member NameCyrielle Opitom
Areas of interestAstronomyMember KeywordsAstronomy, Solar System, Astronomical Instrumentation, Space, Astronomy Development in Africa, Outreach -
Member NameDan Warrender
Areas of interestMedicine, Mental HealthMember KeywordsCrisis Intervention, Suicidality, Relational Practice, Applied Ethics -
Member NameDaniel Friedrich
Areas of interestMathematics and Statistics, EngineeringMember KeywordsSustainability, Absorption Process Design, Carbon Capture, Decarbonisation, Energy System Design and Optimisation, Heat Decarbonisation, Mathematical Modelling, Sustainable Cooling -
Member NameDaniela Castro-Camilo
Areas of interestStatisticsMember KeywordsEnvironmental Statistics, Spatial Statistics, Climate -
Member NameDavid Thomson
Areas of interestChemical EngineeringMember KeywordsGreen Hydrogen, Chemical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Green Chemistry, Project Management, Business Development, Industrial Decarbonisation, Problem Solving, Just Transition -
Member NameDeval Desai
Areas of interestLaw, International Economic LawMember KeywordsInternational Law, International Development, Global Governance, Legal Theory, Public Law -
Member NameDorothy Aidulis
Areas of interestBusiness and IndustryMember KeywordsStem, Science, Pharmacology, Teaching, Content Creation, Creativity, Home Science Experiments, Online Business, Science Clubs -
Member NameDouglas Gibson
Areas of interestendometriosisMember KeywordsTissue Repair, Immunology, Endocrinology, Endometriosis, Hormones, Inflammation, Reproductive Biology, Reproductive Health Disorders -
Member NameDouglas Morrison
Areas of interestThird SectorMember KeywordsGender, Education, Innovation, Circular Economy, Construction, Industry, Net-Zero -
Member NameEamon Keane
Areas of interestLawMember KeywordsLaw, Courts, Access to Justice, Sexual Offences, The Law of Evidence -
Member NameElaine Baxter
Areas of interestinnovation specialistMember KeywordsCoaching, Innovation, Further Education, Strategy, Design Thinking, Facilitation, Innovation Research, Innovation Training, Product and Service Design -
Member NameEmily Draper
Areas of interestChemistryMember KeywordsChemistry, Edi, Edia, Organic Electronics, Physical Organic, Rheology, Sans, Self Assembly -
Member NameEmma Bush
Areas of interestEcosystem ScienceMember KeywordsEcosystem Science, Functional Ecology, Nature-based solutions, Climate Change Adaptation, Nature Recovery, Urban Landscapes, Tropical Forests, Temperate Forests, Sustainable Management, Sustainable use, Participatory mapping, Knowledge Exchange, Public Engagement -
Member NameEmma Gordon
Areas of interestPhilosophy, EthicsMember KeywordsApplied Ethics, Bioethics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Epistemology, Philosophy of Technology -
Member NameEuan Greig
Areas of interestProgramme ManagementMember KeywordsApprenticeships, Contract Management, Partnership Management, Pragmatic, Problem Solving, Project Management -
Member NameFaye Watson
Areas of interestPublic EngagementMember KeywordsCommunity Engagement, Co Design, Equity, Accessibility, Mental Health, Dementia, Sexual Health, Health Inequalities, Science Communication, Global Health -
Member NameFiona Heatlie
Areas of interestPartner Engagement, Research DevelopmentMember KeywordsResearch Funding, Interdisciplinarity, Social Science, Poetry GàIdhlig, Radical Cross-Sector Partnerships -
Member NameFiona Kerr
Areas of interestBiomedical SciencesMember KeywordsOutreach, Public Engagement, Stem Outreach, Brain Health, Dementia, Drug Development, Functional Genomics -
Member NameFraser Scott
Areas of interestDrug Discovery, STEM EducationMember KeywordsInfectious Diseases, Drug Design, Edi -
Member NameGary Kerr
Areas of interestEconomics and Social SciencesMember KeywordsAccessibility, Curating, Events, Festivals, Science Communication, Science Festivals, Science Policy -
Member NameGearoid Millar
Areas of interestPeace and ConflictMember KeywordsPeace and Conflict, Peacebuilding, International Development, Policy Evaluation, International Relations, Sociology, Ethnography, Interdisciplinarity, Just Transition -
Member NameGilles Bailet
Areas of interestSpace TechnologyMember KeywordsSpace, Space Robotics, In-space Manufacturing, Public Engagement, Sustainability -
Member NameGiulia De Togni
Areas of interestAnthropologyMember KeywordsScience Anthropology, Technology, Medicine, Teaching -
Member NameGraham Bruce
Areas of interestOptics, PhotonicsMember KeywordsOptical Sensing and Metrology, Spectroscopy, Heritage science, Environmental sensing -
Member NameGrainne El Mountassir
Areas of interestEngineering, Geotechnical EngineeringMember KeywordsNature-based solutions, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics -
Member NameHannah Grist
Areas of interestSocio-environmental systemsMember KeywordsClimate Change, Community Participation, Policy, Engagement, Coastal Ecology, Knowledge Exchange -
Member NameHelen Wade
Areas of interestMarine OrnithologyMember KeywordsClimate Change, Women in Leadership, Women in Science, Biodiversity Loss, Environmental Assessment, Gender Equity, Marine Ornithology, Marine Renewables, Nature Crisis, Personal Development, Policy and Planning, Scottish Seas, Seabirds -
Member NameHelina Marshall
Areas of interestMedicine, MicrobiologyMember KeywordsBacteria, Microbiology, Infection, Publishing, Open Access, Mentorship -
Member NameHenry Lovat
Areas of interestLaw, PoliticsMember KeywordsHuman Rights, Corporate Governance, Foreign Policy, International Politics, Brexit, Development, Economic Development, International Futures, International Law, Rule of Law, Security, Trade -
Member NameHyab Yohannes
Areas of interestEducation, Economics and Social SciencesMember KeywordsEducation, Migration, Refugees, Refugee Integration, Intercultural Communication, Migration Studies, Migrant Experiences, Third Sector, Trafficking -
Member NameIan Molnar
Areas of interestGeoscienceMember KeywordsHydrogeology, Groundwater, Geoenergy, Numerical Modelling, Decarbonisation -
Member NameIbtihal Ramadan
Areas of interestEducationMember KeywordsIslamic Studies, Education, Muslim Scholars, Islamophobia, Muslim perspectives -
Member NameIevgeniia Ivanova
Areas of interestScience Communication, PhilosophyMember KeywordsEpistemology, Methodology, Complex Systems, General Systems Theory, Humanities -
Member NameIngeborg Birnie
Areas of interestEducation, LanguagesMember KeywordsGaelic, Human Rights, Minority Languages, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Equality, Public Engagement, Democracy, Policy -
Member NameJaime Garcia Iglesias
Areas of interestSociology, Public HealthMember KeywordsSociology of Health, Infectious Diseases, HIV, COVID-19, Community Engagement -
Member NameJames MacKessack-Leitch
Areas of interestLand Reform, Rural DevelopmentMember KeywordsCommunities, Remote and Rural, Agriculture, Human Rights, Community Engagement, Policy Development, Systems Thinking -
Member NameJamie Cooper-Higgins
Areas of interestMarketingMember KeywordsEntrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy, Business, Branding, Consumer Behaviour, Fintech, Marketing, Start Ups, Venture Capital -
Member NameJamie Doonan
Areas of interestOrthopaedicsMember KeywordsClinical Trials, Biomedical Research, Research, Project Management, Equality, Public Engagement -
Member NameJamie Marland
Areas of interestBioelectronicsMember KeywordsBioelectronics, Biomedical Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Microsystems -
Member NameJennifer Ann Lang Kirkwood
Areas of interestEducationMember KeywordsConcept-Based Curriculum, Elite Education & Education of Elites, Power & Inequalities, Social Mobility & Educational Strategies, Education for Democracy, Elites, International Education, Scottish Education, Sociology of Education -
Member NameJoan Ma
Areas of interestSpeech TherapyMember KeywordsLanguage and Communication, Ultrasound, Paediatrics, Motor Speech Disorders -
Member NameJoanna Sadler
Areas of interestMember KeywordsEngineering Biology, Plastic, Biocatalysis -
Member NameJoanne Ingram
Areas of interestpsychologyMember KeywordsCognition, Chronic Illness, Cognitive Function, Language and Communication, Mindfulness, Wellbeing -
Member NameJoseph Maguire
Areas of interestcomputer scienceMember KeywordsComputer Science, Education Research, Responsible Computing, Security, Privacy, Scientific Evidence -
Member NameJosie Fullerton
Areas of interestCardiovascular and Metabolic HealthMember KeywordsOutreach, Public Engagement, Science Communication, Brain Health, Dementia, Stroke, Cardiovascular, Extracellular Vesicles, Health and Disease, Hypertension -
Member NameJulia Allison
Areas of interestEngineeringMember KeywordsHeritage, Artic, Creative Collaboration, Data-Driven Automation, Structural Engineering, Urban Environment -
Member NameJuliano Morimoto
Areas of interestentomologyMember KeywordsEvolution, Nutrition, Ecology, Entomology, Interdisciplinarity, Machine Learning, Social Justice, Behaviour, Geometry, Multidimensional Data -
Member NameJunaid Ashraf
Areas of interestYouth EmpowermentMember KeywordsPolitics, Race Equality -
Member NameKalimullah Saighani
Areas of interestBiologyMember KeywordsSeed Viability, Ageing Treatments, High and Low-Temperature Stresses, Digital RT-PCR, Bioanalyzer Software, RNA Stability, 3D RNA-seq App, Rice, Barley, Gene Expressions, Acclimation -
Member NameKaren Lythgoe
Areas of interestGeophysics, GeoscienceMember KeywordsNatural Hazards, Geoenergy, Seismology, Geothermal -
Member NameKarin Diaconu
Areas of interestHealth PolicyMember KeywordsSystems Thinking, Participatory Research, Evidence Reviews, Complexity, Policy, Equity, Climate Change, Mental Health, Young People, Implementation Science, Evaluation, System Design -
Member NameKate Cowcher
Areas of interestArt HistoryMember KeywordsCultural Heritage, Education, Art, Collections Research, Community Outreach -
Member NameKatie Boyle
Areas of interestHuman Rights LawMember KeywordsHuman Rights, Law, Economics, Constitutional Law, Social Justice, Justice and Equality, International Law -
Member NameKavul Tshiloz
Areas of interestEngineeringMember KeywordsEngineering, Climate Change, Industry, automotive, Energy, Low Carbon Energy -
Member NameKieren Egan
Areas of interestdigital health and wellnessMember KeywordsPublic Engagement, Computer Science, Dementia, Caregivers, Citizen Science, Co Design, Digital Health and Wellness, Evidence Synthesis, Public Health -
Member NameKimia Witte
Areas of interestBioengineeringMember KeywordsCell and Tissue Engineering, Organoid Engineering, Biomaterial, Microfluidics, Acoustofluidics, Blood-brain barrier, Mechanobiology, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Neurodegenerative diseases, Hypermobility -
Member NameKira Horiacheva
Areas of interestEconomicsMember KeywordsArtificial Intelligence (AI), Economic Security, Machine Learning, Data Science, Public Policy, Innovation -
Member NameKirsten Jenkins
Areas of interestEnergy, EnvironmentMember KeywordsEnergy Policy, Energy Transition, Just Transition, Sustainability -
Member NameKirsty Forrester
Areas of interestCommunity DevelopmentMember KeywordsSocial Justice, Lifelong Learning, Education, Scottish Education, Systems Change -
Member NameKirsty Woolley
Areas of interestClinical SciencesMember KeywordsMedicine, Mental Health, Health Inequality, General Practice, Social Care -
Member NameKiterie Faller
Areas of interestVeterinary MedicineMember KeywordsVeterinary Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience, Motor Neuron Diseases -
Member NameLara Kalnins
Areas of interestEarth SciencesMember KeywordsGeosciences, Earth Science, Geophysics, Volcanism, Mantle Dynamics, Lithosphere Dynamics, Machine Learning -
Member NameLaura Houston
Areas of interestUniversity AdmissionsMember KeywordsHigher Education, Widening Participation, Equity, Education Policy -
Member NameLaura Westring
Areas of interestPoliticsMember KeywordsDemocracy, Equality, Politics, Speeches, Writing -
Member NameLauren Gibson
Areas of interestPharmacyMember KeywordsPharmaceutical Sciences, Healthcare, Drug Addiction, Homelessness, Health Inequalities, Public Health -
Member NameLewis Hou
Areas of interestEducation, CommunitiesMember KeywordsPublic Engagement, Community Engagement, Creativity, Cultural Democracy, Culture and Wellbeing, Equity and Diversity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Systems Change -
Member NameLiam Middleton
Areas of interestEconomic DevelopmentMember KeywordsEconomic Development, Energy, Government, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investment, Public Policy -
Member NameLindsay Paterson
Areas of interestGlobal EngagementMember KeywordsPolicy, Mental Health, Government, Communication, Politics, Engagement, Collaboration, Unpaid Carers -
Member NameLiz Cooper
Areas of interestsocial phycology, sustainable production and businessMember KeywordsSustainability, Higher Education, Circular Economy, International Development, Fair Trade, Supply Chains -
Member NameLouise Reid
Areas of interestGeography, sustainable developmentMember KeywordsSustainability, Institutions, Social Science, Everyday Life, Homes, Human Geography, Qualitative Methods -
Member NameLydia Cole
Areas of interestGeography, sustainable developmentMember KeywordsCarbon, Communities, Ecology, Peatlands, Palaeoecology, Social-Ecological Systems, Sustainability -
Member NameLynn Love
Areas of interestComputer ArtsMember KeywordsPublic Engagement, Animation, Exhibition Design, Experimental Games, Interactive Art, Playful Public Consultation, Social Play, User Testing, Video Game Design, Video Game Installation, Video Games -
Member NameMaarten Zwart
Areas of interestneuroscienceMember KeywordsMicroscopy, Neuroscience, Electrophysiology -
Member NameManal Khatib
Areas of interestaccounting and financeMember Keywordsaccounting, Finance, Human Rights, Refugee Integration -
Member NameMar Sánchez Fernández
Areas of interestCommunity Led ResearchMember KeywordsChildren, Youth, Gender, Community Engagement, Third Sector, Social Justice, Public Policy, Intersectionality -
Member NameMarc Geddes
Areas of interestPoliticsMember KeywordsParliaments, Political Science, British Politics, European Politics, Universities -
Member NameMarcia Vera Espinoza
Areas of interestMigrationMember KeywordsRefugee Protection, Inclusion, Integration, Durable Solutions, Migration Governance, Social Connections, Regional Governance, Citizenship, Belonging, Social Cohesion, Migration, Forced Migration -
Member NameMarion Slater
Areas of interestClinical SciencesMember KeywordsEquality, Health Inequality, Equality of Access, Flexible Training, Healthcare, Reducing Inequality, Remote and Rural -
Member NameMark Carroll
Areas of interestSports CoachingMember KeywordsCoach Behaviour, Motivation, Coach Development, Sport Pedagogy, Sport Psychology, Qualitative Research -
Member NameMark Williams
Areas of interestCell and Molecular BiologyMember KeywordsAcute Myeloid Leukaemia, Bone Marrow-Leukaemia Interactions, Multiple Myeloma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Paediatric and Adult Haematological Malignancies, Resistance to Cancer Therapies -
Member NameMarta Vignola
Areas of interestEngineeringMember KeywordsDrinking Water, Flow Cytometry, Microbial Ecology, Water Treatment -
Member NameMatthew Jackson
Areas of interestClimate Change, DecarbonisationMember KeywordsPublic Sector, Private Sector, Transportation, Infrastructure, Decarbonisation, Leadership, Investment, Data, Policy -
Member NameMehdi Rizvi
Areas of interestHuman-Computer InteractionMember KeywordsInclusive Design, Co Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computing -
Member NameMichael Barany
Areas of interestHistory of Science, MathematicsMember KeywordsAlgorithms, History, Mathematics, Globalisation, History of Science, Institutions, Internationalism, Justice and Equality, Social Science -
Member NameMichael Byrne
Areas of interestClimate ScienceMember KeywordsClimate Change, Climate Modelling., Environmental Sustainability, Extreme Temperatures, Physical Science, Water Cycle -
Member NameMichelle Williams
Areas of interestRadiologyMember KeywordsArtificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Non-Invasive Imaging, Radiology, Radiomics -
Member NameMiguel Oscar Bernabeu Llinares
Areas of interestBiomedical SciencesMember KeywordsMachine Learning, Mathematical Modelling, Brain Small Vessel Disease, Developmental Vascular Biology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Medical Image Processing, Organ-On-A-Chip, Tumour Microenvironment -
Member NameMirna Šolić
Areas of interestLanguages and LiteratureMember KeywordsLiterature, Central Europe, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, Migration Studies, Text/Image Studies, The Balkans, Travel Writing -
Member NameMohamed Abdelrahim
Areas of interestMicrobiologyMember KeywordsGenomics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology -
Member NameMohamed Elsharkasi
Areas of interestPharmacologyMember KeywordsPharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dementia, Social Justice, Equality, neurodegenerative disease, Activism, alzheimer's disease -
Member NameMohammed Altayyeb
Areas of interestPublic HealthMember KeywordsPublic Health, social change, Medicine, Community Engagement, Community, health governance -
Member NameMohammed-Albarra Hassan
Areas of interestInformaticsMember KeywordsData, Business Intelligence, Combinatorial Optimization, Logistics, Parallel Machines Scheduling, Transportation, Transportation Systems -
Member NameMona Bozdog
Areas of interestGames DesignMember KeywordsLived Experience Games, Activist Game Design, Board Game Design, Storytelling -
Member NameMona Simion
Areas of interestPhilosophyMember KeywordsPhilosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, Assertion, Concepts, Disagreement, Evidence, Gender and Race, Information, Justified Belief, Knowledge, Philosophy of Language and Communication, Speech Act Theory, Trust, Voting -
Member NameMonika Gostic
Areas of interestMedicine, GeneticsMember KeywordsMolecular Genetics, Microbiology, Nutrition, Health Innovation, Women’s Health, Science Communication, Public Engagement -
Member NameMuhammad Zeeshan Shakir
Areas of interestWireless CommunicationsMember KeywordsEducation, Artificial Intelligence, Built-in Environment, Data Analytics, Digital Health Care, Industry 4.0, Industry Automation, Mobile Communications, Social Innovations, Telecommunications, Wireless Communications -
Member NameNeil Burnside
Areas of interestgeoscientific engineeringMember KeywordsGeology, Carbon Capture, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, District Heating, Drilling, Environmental Science, Geothermal, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Low Carbon Energy, Mining, Renewable Resources, Storage -
Member NameNour Ghadban
Areas of interestBiomedical EngineeringMember KeywordsArtificial Intelligence (AI), Health, Wellness, Responsible AI, Multi-modal Speech Recognition, Healthcare, Gender Disparities -
Member NameNyla Khan
Areas of interestHuman Rights, ActivismMember KeywordsCampaigns, Activism, Human Rights, Social Justice, Gender Equity, Gender-Based Violence, Forced Marriage, Media Guidelines, Diversity, Inclusion, Social Policy, Honour-Based Abuse -
Member NameOurania Varsou
Areas of interestBiomedical SciencesMember KeywordsMedicine, Neuroscience, Ultrasound, History of Medicine, Medical Humanities, Science Communication, Anatomy, Art-Anatomy Relationship, Imaging, Imaging Phantoms, Mri, Neuroimaging, Object-Based Learning, Poetry, health humanities -
Member NamePanna Muqit
Areas of interestmedical educationMember KeywordsMedicine, Medical Education, Health, Health Inequality, Interdisciplinary Teaching -
Member NameParia Moazemi Goodarzi
Areas of interestvisual and public artMember KeywordsArt, Arts, Arts Education, Identity, Refugee Integration, Equity and Diversity, Diversity, Activism -
Member NamePatrick Kilduff
Areas of interestClimate Change, PoliticsMember KeywordsClimate Change, Politics, Innovation, Policy, Partnership, Economic Development, Communication, Industry Engagement -
Member NamePaul Bisland
Areas of interestEducationMember KeywordsEducational Leadership, Third Sector, Charity, Youth, Youth Engagement -
Member NamePaul O’Mahoney
Areas of interestPublic HealthMember KeywordsLight, Health, Skin Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease -
Member NamePawel Fedurek
Areas of interestAnimal BehaviourMember KeywordsAnimal Behaviour, Animal Conservation, Human-Animal Interactions, Human-Wildlife Interface -
Member NameRachel Montgomery
Areas of interestNuclear PhysicsMember KeywordsNuclear Physics, Physics, Particle Detection, Sensors, Instrumentation, Data Science, Monte Carlo Simulation, Nuclear Physics in Society, Public Engagement, Outreach -
Member NameRachel Myles
Areas of interestClinical SciencesMember KeywordsMedicine, Cardiology, Clinical Research, Electrophysiology, Pre-Clinical Research, Sudden Cardiac Death -
Member NameRaneem Knaj
Areas of interestEngineeringMember KeywordsElectronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare, Mental Health, Speech and Audio Processing -
Member NameRebecca Sutton
Areas of interestInternational LawMember KeywordsInternational Law, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, Children, War, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Teaching, Training and Facilitation, Game-Based Learning -
Member NameRees Hughes
Areas of interestResearch ImpactMember KeywordsPolicy Impact, Societal Impact, Storytelling, Engagement, Medical Anthropology -
Member NameRichard Middlemiss
Areas of interestEngineering, Public EngagementMember KeywordsPublic Engagement, Sensors, Gravimetry, Mems, Volcanology -
Member NameRobert Alexander Colvin
Areas of interestArchitectureMember KeywordsArchitecture, Bio-based & low-carbon construction, Technical & vocational education & training (TVET), Systems thinking & adaptation, Environmental literacy, Community agency, Community benefit society, Social enterprise -
Member NameRobert Patchett
Areas of interestEcology, ConservationMember KeywordsBiodiversity, Land Use Policy, Ornithology -
Member NameRosalind Cavaghan
Areas of interestEnergy, PolicyMember KeywordsEnergy Transition, Green Deal, Intersectionality, Gender, Science and Technology, Feminist Political Economy, Gender Responsive Budgeting, Eco-feminism -
Member NameRuaridh Clark
Areas of interestEngineeringMember KeywordsComplex Systems, Health Systems, Space Systems -
Member NameSabah Ibrahim
Areas of interestMicrobiologyMember KeywordsAntimicrobial Resistance, Bioinformatics, Drug Design, Genomics, Global Health -
Member NameSadie Ryan
Areas of interestlanguage in identity constructionMember KeywordsMigration, Accent and Dialect Variation, Identity, Language in Education, Linguistic Discrimination, Multilingualism, The Language of Teenagers and Young People -
Member NameSam Illingworth
Areas of interestGames Design, PoetryMember KeywordsPublic Engagement, Higher Education, Science Communication, Poetry, Creative Writing, Games, Interdisciplinary Studies -
Member NameSamuel Owusu Achiaw
Areas of interestHealth and WellbeingMember KeywordsHealth Technology, Health Economics, Fine Art -
Member NameSandra Quinn
Areas of interestpsychologyMember KeywordsPublic Engagement, Multi-Disciplinary Research, Auditory and Music Perception, Chronic Disease, Health Inequalities, Health Research, Mixed Methods Research, Systematic Reviews -
Member NameSantiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon
Areas of interestEngineering, ChemistryMember KeywordsWater, Chemical Engineering, Energy, Interfaces, Membranes, Nanotechnologies -
Member NameSarah Rugheimer
Areas of interestAstrophysicsMember KeywordsExoplanets, Astronomy, Photochemistry, Extraterrestrial Life, Climate Modeling -
Member NameSavan Qadir
Areas of interestjournalismMember KeywordsRefugee Integration, refugee policy, Human Rights, International Politics, Politics, Social Policy, journalism -
Member NameSharon Deane-Cox
Areas of interestLanguages and LiteratureMember KeywordsLiterature, Heritage, Holocaust, Intercultural Communication, Memory, Museum, Translation Ethics, Translation History -
Member NameSimson McCreath
Areas of interestDevelopment ScientistMember KeywordsHealthcare, Chemistry, Manufacturing, Research and Development -
Member NameSneha Raman
Areas of interestHealth and Wellbeing, Participatory DesignMember KeywordsCo Design, Genuine Participation, Intersectionality, Diversity, Lived Experience, Social Justice, Plurality, Agonistic Participatory Design -
Member NameStavroula Pipyrou
Areas of interestSocial AnthropologyMember KeywordsChild Displacement, Civil Society, Cold War Legacies, Greece, Italy, Minorities, Political Anthropology, Power and Governance, Scotland, Vulnerable Populations -
Member NameSukla Chatterjee
Areas of interestLiteratureMember KeywordsLiterature, Gender and Sexuality, Decoloniality, Dystopian Studies, Women’s Writings -
Member NameSusan Spesyvtseva
Areas of interestPhysics, Knowledge ExchangeMember KeywordsPhysics, Photonics, Biophotonics, Space, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Transfer, Technology, Technology Transfer, Skills Development, DEI, Inclusion, Women in Physics -
Member NameTessa Ferry
Areas of interestClimate ChangeMember KeywordsInternational Climate Change, International Engagement, Just Transition, Public Policy -
Member NameTheodros Teklu
Areas of interestPhilosophy and TheologyMember KeywordsEthics, Philosophy, Politics, Public Engagement, Religion, Theology, Postcolonialism -
Member NameTom Russ
Areas of interestpsychiatryMember KeywordsPsychiatry, Ageing, Clinical Research, Dementia, Epidemiology -
Member NameTracy Kirk
Areas of interestChildren's RightsMember KeywordsYouth Justice, Human Rights, Participatory Research, Public Engagement, Policy Impact, Knowledge Exchange -
Member NameUsman Tariq
Areas of interestcommercial dispute resolution and public lawMember KeywordsEquality, Intellectual Property, Human Rights, Law, Courts, Access to Justice, Rule of Law, Advocacy, Minority Rights, Pakistan -
Member NameVirginia Howick
Areas of interestInfectious Disease, BiologyMember KeywordsBiology, Infectious Diseases, Entomology, Malaria Research, Genomics, Evolution, Disease Transmission, Vector Biology -
Member NameWilliam Kavanagh
Areas of interestGames DesignMember KeywordsComputer Science, Accessibility, Programming, Video Game Design, Data Science, Software Engineering -
Member NameYoann Altmann
Areas of interestEngineeringMember KeywordsSignal and image processing, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Uncertainty Quantification
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