Jo Adetunji is the Editor of The Conversation UK. Previously, Jo worked as a reporter and editor at the Guardian, and has also written for The Times and The Independent.

Stephen Khan is Executive Editor of The Conversation, global network. He was previously Editor of the UK edition. Before joining The Conversation in 2013, during the initial phase of its international expansion, he was a news editor at The Guardian. He has also been deputy foreign editor of The Independent and Scotland editor of The Observer.

Caitlin joined The Conversation as Office Manager in 2021. She holds a B.A. in Media Studies from The University of Brighton and is studying towards a Master's degree in Law from Birkbeck College.

Stephen is The Conversation UK's news editor, responsible for managing the day-to-day publication of articles on the site. He previously spent a decade as a science and technology journalist, including five years as The Conversation's science editor, and before that as senior reporter and special projects editor for The Engineer, the world's longest running technology magazine.

Jonathan Este spent 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor on The Australian and the Independent. He has been with The Conversation UK since it launched in 2013. Prior to that he was communications and policy director with the Media Alliance in Australia where he specialised in media law and policy and the digital revolution in journalism.

Grace Allen joined The Conversation as Cities and Young People editor in January 2020. Previously, she spent two years working in industry print media as a writer and editor. She has a PhD in history from the Warburg Institute, University of London and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Manchester and the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice.

Before joining The Conversation, Clint worked as a freelance journalist covering health, science and technology for The Economist, Newsweek, New Scientist, The Guardian, The Observer, the Daily Mirror and the Independent. He also wrote a book about his year as a clinical trial "guinea pig" called Die Pille und Ich (Rowohlt), and co-authored a bestselling children's book on technology called Cool Stuff and How It Works (Dorling Kindersley).

Steven Vass joined The Conversation in February 2014 after nearly 10 years at the Sunday Herald, first as media correspondent and then as deputy business editor, where he wrote about most aspects of business but particularly energy, the economy and the financial crisis. He previously spent several years as a VSO volunteer in Zambia and several more as a media analyst in London.

Miriam worked for four years as a reporter and news editor of Research Fortnight, a specialist publication focusing on science, technology and higher education policy. She has previously written for publications including New Scientist, Nature and Physics World. She also has a background as a PhD student in atomic physics, specialising in laboratory astrophysics.

Jenna started in regional journalism before moving on to work for B2B police website as news editor. For the last three years Jenna has worked as a press officer and then copywriter for wildlife conservation charity the RSPB.

Jack joined The Conversation in 2018 after internships at Mongabay and The Press Association. He has a research background in marine biology and began his media career at university, where he reported on a fossil fuel divestment campaign for his campus paper. Jack edits the Environment + Energy section and is interested in climate change, biodiversity and animal behaviour. He is based in Newcastle.

Imogen is a journalist and editor specialising in climate, health and music & culture. She holds a BASc in neuroscience and literature from University College London and an MSc in medical anthropology from Oxford University.

Naomi is a features journalist covering race, culture, design and the startup industry. She was formerly a sub-editor at The Independent and has bylines in The Sunday Times, Monocle and Courier magazine.

Rachael started her career as a news reporter on the Eastern Daily Press and went on to write for The Times, The Guardian and Evening Standard. She has won various journalism awards including the British Society of Magazine Editors' specialist editor of the year, and awards for travel and science writing. Before joining The Conversation she was the editor-in-chief of the global magazine Index on Censorship and managing editor at Business Traveller magazine.

Mike spent more than two decades at The Guardian, during which he launched and edited Guardian Cities and the Inequality Project, having previously been deputy editor of the News, Features and Sports pages. He also advised on the launch of the Wellcome Trust's longform site Mosaic, and more recently dusted off his Economics degree to become the Consulting and Cities Editor at Oxford Economics.

Gemma joined The Conversation in early 2014 and has worked in a number of roles including education editor, society editor and global affairs editor, as well as on The Anthill Podcast. Before joining The Conversation, Gemma worked for more than five years as assistant editor at the Paris-based The Africa Report magazine where she focused on business, technology and education. She previously wrote about fundraising and UK charity policy at Civil Society Media.

Daniel is a marine biologist-turned-science journalist with experience in print, radio and podcasting. He was previously at Marketplace and Big Picture Science, is a grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and holds an M.S. from Boston University in Science Journalism. Before his career as a storyteller, he worked as a biologist on the California coast tracking salmon populations and growing abalone.

Khalil heads audience development, overseeing growth, monetisation and retention. He has a keen interest in science, and has written for the Guardian, Scientific American, nature.com and others. He worked on science blogging networks for Nature Publishing Group before joining The Conversation in 2013.

Part of the team that launched The Conversation in the UK in 2013, Michael has been its environment + energy editor, technology editor, and is now membership editor managing the membership. Previously he was for 10 years a news and features journalist covering everything from crime to culture for British newspapers and magazines, latterly Associate Editor at The Big Issue in London.

Matt manages The Conversation's new offering, Universal Impact, providing bespoke training, editing, writing, video production, impact and policy engagement services. He is also a Co-Investigator on the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO). Before joining The Conversation, Matt was a magazine editor and features executive on The Daily Mail.

Sarah joined The Conversation as IPPO Editor in February 2022. Before this time she worked as a freelance writer, editor, and project manager for publications such as Nature, Science and The Independent, among others. Previous to that she spent many years living in and working in China where she developed a keen interest in the country’s science and technology development, which she went on to report about extensively.

Professor Nishan Canagarajah joined the University of Leicester in November 2019 as President & Vice-Chancellor. Previously he was Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Bristol since 2014. While at Bristol, Nishan was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering between 2001 and 2014 and has acted as a Technical Consultant for a number of industrial partners including Sony, BT, BBC, Orange, Thales, Toshiba and the Met Police.

Nicholas is a consultant general counsel, advising companies on legal, regulatory and governance issues. A qualified solicitor, he has held general counsel & secretary roles at O2uk, the BBC and Christie’s. He is a former trustee of BBC Children in Need and chair of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust. He is company secretary of The Auckland Project and consultant general counsel of The Royal Ballet School amongst other legal roles.

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Katie Metzler is Vice President for Social Science Innovation at SAGE Publishing. She has led editorial and product management teams to develop new resources and digital products to support social science education and research. Much of her work at SAGE has centred on creating products that enable researchers and students to learn and apply robust research methodology. Katie believes in the power of the social sciences to help us understand and improve society, and in addition to joining the ...

Dr Joanna Newman is the Secretary General of The Association of Commonwealth Universities. Joanna joined the ACU from King’s College London where she was the Vice-Principal (International). In previous positions, she was Director of the UK Higher Education International Unit and the Head of Higher Education for the British Library. In 2014, she was awarded an MBE in recognition of her work in promoting British higher education internationally.

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Non-executive director VITEC plc, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees. She is currently Chair of Digital UK, a Non-Executive Director of UKGI and Chair of its Remuneration Committee, and a trustee of Tullie House Gallery in Cumbria. She has been Chair of Oxfam UK’s trustees since January 2017. She was formerly Executive Director of English National Ballet.

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Dinah Birch is Professor of English Literature at the University of Liverpool, and currently serves as the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Cultural Engagement. An academic and literary critic, she previously taught English at Trinity College, Oxford. She specialises in Victorian literature, and has published extensively on writers including Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Alfred Tennyson. She was a member of the jury for the 2012 Man Booker Prize.

John Bridgeman joined the University of Bradford as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer in October 2017. John studied Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham and completed an MSc and PhD in Water Science and Engineering at Cranfield University. He worked in the water industry for 15 years before returning to the University of Birmingham as a Senior Lecturer in 2005. He was promoted to Reader in 2011 and Professor of Environmental Engineering in 2013.

Professor Taraneh (Tara) Dean is as Professor of Health Sciences and an internationally recognised authority in the area of epidemiology of allergic disorders. As Provost she is the University’s chief academic officer, upholding LSBU’s academic standards and its core academic mission. She has direct responsibility for LSBU’s academic units. Prior to joining LSBU she was the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise (2016-2021) at the University of Brighton.

Todd Landman is a Professor of Political Science and Pro Vice Chancellor of the Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham. He researches, teaches, and publishes on significant problems and methods associated with development, democracy and human rights. He received a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988, an MA in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University in 1990, an MA in Political Science from the University of Colorado in 1993, and his PhD in ...

Professor Karen O’Brien is Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, a position she took up in January 2022. Previously she led the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford with great success, jointly responsible for the financial oversight, research strategy and equalities and access priorities of the University. During the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, she successfully oversaw the University’s preparations for operating safely during the ensuing academic year.

Professor David Sampson is the Vice-Provost, Research & Innovation, at the University of Surrey, where he is responsible for all areas of research and innovation, including the Doctoral College and the Surrey Research Park. David has nearly thirty years’ research experience in photonics, optics, and microscopy, and applications in communications and biomedicine. David has a strong interest in publishing and serves as Director of the SPIE – The International Society for Optics & Photonics.

Professor Katie Stevenson is Vice-Principal (Collections, Music and Digital Content) at the University of St Andrews. Prior to this she was a Keeper at National Museums Scotland, CEO of Smart History, and Director of the Institute of Scottish Historical Research at St Andrews. She is currently Chair of the Scotland's Recognition Committee for Collections of National Significance. Professor Stevenson is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts.

Gill Valentine is a professor of Geography and Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Sheffield where she is responsible for the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research interests are focused on three interconnected areas: social identities and belonging; childhood, parenting and family life; and urban cultures and consumption. Gill has (co)authored/edited 15 books (with translations in Japanese, Chinese and Korean) and over 170 journal articles/reports.

Andrew Jaspan is the creator and co-founder of The Conversation. He launched the project in Australia in 2011 and was instrumental in seeing it established in the UK and the US. The project was born out of concerns Andrew had about public access to reliable information amid a dramatic shift in the production and consumption of journalism internationally. Andrew has been Editor of The Observer, The Age (Melbourne), The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald (Glasgow).

A former NASA research scientist Professor Sir Paul Curran has been President of City, University of London since 2010. Before this he was Vice-Chancellor of Bournemouth University and DVC of University of Southampton. He is a Board member of London Higher and President of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society. He was Chair of the national Review Body on Doctors’ & Dentists’ Remuneration and the UCEA Board, and a member of NERC Council. He was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours.