Dr Graeme Hayes

Reader in Sociology and Policy · Aston University

His research focuses on environmental protest movements, climate change, direct action, civil disobedience & criminal trials of activists.

Social Transformation Disobedience Climate Change Contemporary Social Movements Direct Action

Tom Mills

Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University

Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.

Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications

Nick Drydakis

Director of the Centre for Pluralist Economics (CPE) · Anglia Ruskin University

Nick is spokesperson at the IZA World of Labor for areas such as inequality, poverty & discrimination.

Labour Markets Economics of Inequality Labour Economics Population Economics Economic Crises

Dr Luciano Batista

Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, Aston Business School · Aston University

Dr Batista's main research interest is sustainable operations and supply chains in the circular economy and digital economy contexts.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management Circular Supply Chains Circular Economy Sustainable Operations Management

Dr Pam Lowe

Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University

Pam Lowe researches women’s reproductive and sexual health, with a particular interest in pregnancy, abortion and early parenting.

Women's Sexual Health Pregnancy Abortion Women's Reproductive Health Abortion Protests

Dr James Brown

Associate Professor in Ageing and Metabolism, ARCHA Director, Associate Dean External Engagament · Aston University

Dr. James Brown is a lecturer in biology and biomedical science and a researcher into obesity, diabetes and healthy ageing.

Breast Cancer Exercise in PCOS Healthy Ageing Type 2 Diabetes in Young Adults Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults

Andy Lymer

Professor of Accounting · Aston University

Professor Lymer is an expert in taxation, personal finance, financial wellbeing, savings policy development and applied business computing.

Financial Literacy Applied Business Computing Business Reporting Higher Education Taxation

Prof. Francesco Cappuccio

Professor & Cephalon Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine & Epidemiology, Warwick Medical School · University of Warwick

Francesco Cappuccio is an expert in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, nutrition, metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular risk.

Salt Intake Cardiovascular Risk Epidemiology of Cadiovascular Disease Sleep Deprivation Sleep

Tamsin Fox-Davies

Small Business Marketing Mentor · Constant Contact, Inc.

Small Business Evangelist - United Kingdom

Small Business Email Marketing Engagement Marketing Event Marketing Social Media

Richard Tunney

Professor and Head of Psychology · Aston University

Richard Tunney's research is on judgement and decision-making. He also researches behavioural addiction including gambling.

Decision-Making Gambling Judgement and decision-making Surrogate Decision-Making Impulsivity

Dr Smirti Kutaula

Associate Professor in Human Resource Management · Kingston University

Dr Smirti's interests include fairtrade, sustainability, psychological contract, and HRM.

Psychological Contract Sustainability Fairtrade HRM

Cliff Bailey

Emeritus Professor, College of Health and Life Sciences · Aston University

Professor Bailey's research is mainly directed towards the pathogenesis and treatment of diabetes.

Diabetes Endocrinology Insulin Therapy Diabetes Treatments Surrogate Beta-Cells

James G. Devine

Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Macroeconomics Money and Banking U.S. Economic History Political Economics Labor Economics

David Sinclair

Director · International Longevity Centre

Particular interests in older consumers, adult vaccination, active ageing, financial services, & the role of technology in an ageing society

Ageing Local Government Stakeholder Engagement Public Policy Policy Analysis

Dr. Arun Advani

Professor, Economics · University of Warwick

Arun Advani is an expert on issues of inequality, migration, tax compliance, climate policy, and taxation in developing countries.

Development Culture Tax Economics Inequality

Sarah Hainsworth

Pro-Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean · Aston University

She is the first female Executive Dean of the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences. She specializes in forensic engineering.

Dismemberment Knifes Forensic Engineering Stabbing Knife Sharpness

Arindrajit Dube

Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Arin Dube’s research focuses on labor economics, fiscal policy, minimum wage policies, income inequality and the economics of conflict.

Unemployment Labor Unions Income Inequality Minimum Wage Policies Fiscal Policy

Barbara Roche Rico

Professor and Chair of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

English

Robert Foster

Professor of Anthropology and Visual and Cultural Studies, Richard L. Turner Professor of Humanities · University of Rochester

Robert Foster is an expert on globalization and material culture. His focus has been on Papua New Guinea

Lewis Henry Morgan Melanesia Commercial Media Globalization Material Culture

Edik Rafailov

Professor (Research), AIPT · Aston University

Prof Rafailov current research interests include CW and ultrashort-pulse lasers; generation of light from UV to THz and biomedical photonics

Biomedical Photonics Nanostructures Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers Photonics THz Radiation