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 the Executive Editor of The Conversation global network. He was Editor of the UK edition from 2013-2020. Before joining The Conversation in 2013 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 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.

Avery is a writer and editor with professional experience in social media, news editing, and political reporting. Before joining The Conversation, she completed her MA in Applied Linguistics at UCL, writing her dissertation on the design of political COVID-19 memes in the UK.

Dale is a freelance features writer (The Guardian, the Times, the Art Newspaper, the Economist, the Quietus, Elephant) covering culture, lifestyle, tech, society and more. She previously worked as commissioning editor on the arts and lifestyle desks at the Guardian.

Before joining The Conversation as a commissioning editor, Heather studied an MA in International Journalism at City, University of London. While there, she briefly interned with both the Islington Tribune and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. She also holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Brock University in Canada.

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.

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.

Sam began his media career shortly after graduating in Economics from the University of Leeds in 2021, when he undertook a position as Green Mobility Policy Editor at Ibex Publishing. He wrote on topics pertaining to transport and energy sustainability. His interests are in the application of economics to environmental and policy issues.

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.

Anna Walker joined The Conversation as senior Arts and Culture editor in November 2022 and was previously the editor of Reader’s Digest UK. She is also an author of non-fiction under the name Anna Lou Walker, including The Little Book of Vaginas. She is based in Yorkshire.

Holly joined The Conversation at the start of 2015 from a background in broadcast journalism and magazine publishing having previously worked at the BBC as a journalist and researcher in radio and television. Holly regularly contributes to The Conversation's podcast The Anthill. Her role is part-funded by the Independent Social Research Foundation. She is based near Brighton.

Paul has been a journalist for 20 years. Before joining The Conversation he worked as a news reporter for BBC news online and has also worked for The Sun and The Press Association, working mainly on breaking news and court reporting. He specialises in commissioning and editing long-form journalism for The Conversation's Insights series.

Siriol has been a bilingual journalist for 25 years and started her career at BBC News & Current Affairs, working on both TV and radio as a reporter. She then moved to BBC Sport Wales, working as a reporter, producer and DV director. After leaving the BBC, Siriol spent 15 years as a freelancer working for a variety of outlets. Most recently, she was editor of The National Wales.

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.

Katie earned a BA in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and then studied radio documentary at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. She has more than five years of experience producing podcasts, including the award-winning Stories of Impact Podcast for the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Katie brings her passion for storytelling through sound to the Conversation Weekly team.

Khalil works on bringing more value to more people in more places with our unique evidence-based journalism. 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.

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 launched and manages The Conversation's subsidiary, 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). He was previously Deputy Editor of The Conversation. Before joining The Conversation, Matt was a magazine editor and features executive on The Daily Mail.

Sarah joined The Conversation as the Communications and Engagement Manager for the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) 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 ex...

Professor Nishan Canagarajah is the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester. Nishan assumed the post in November 2019 and is responsible for all academic and organisational matters of the University. His academic background is in signal processing and texture classification. He is a member of the UUK Board, Chair of Trustees of the Conversation Trust and a Trustee of IntoUniversity, a widening participation charity. Nishan served on national and international rese...

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 ...

Vivienne Parry OBE is a writer and broadcaster. A scientist by training, Vivienne hosts medical programmes for BBC Radio 4, writes widely on health, presents films, facilitates many high-level conferences, and trains young researchers. She has a part-time role as Head of Engagement at Genomics England which delivered the 100,000 Genomes Project. She has recently completed her term as a board member of UK Research & Innovation which is responsible for the strategic spend of the UK’s £7 bill...

Emily Bunting is an Assistant Director at UK Government Investments (UKGI), where she works on complex corporate finance and corporate governance challenges across government. Prior to this, Emily worked at Rothschild & Co for 8 years advising on M&A and debt transactions. Emily has overseen the creation of UKGI's latest environmental stewardship guidance. She believes access to evidence-based information is critical for the innovation required to overcome today's biggest challenges.

Kirsty Walker is UCL’s Vice-President, External Engagement. She took up the role in August 2022 following a successful and wide-ranging career in political communications and journalism, including spending nearly 13 years as a political correspondent in Westminster. During her reporting career, she covered many world-changing events and travelled with successive British Prime Ministers reporting from places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, the White House and the Kremlin. Kirsty is an experienced b...

David Amigoni is Professor of Victorian Literature at Keele University, where he was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise. He is Chair of The Conversation's Editorial and Advisory Board. He is committed to the understanding and furtherance of interdisciplinary research that traverses established boundaries, both in history and in the present. He was elected Fellow of the English Association in 2008, and is a member of AHRC's Peer Review College.

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 Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham. He researches, teaches, and publishes on significant problems and methods associated with development, democracy and human rights.

Colin Scott is Professor of EU Regulation and Governance at University College Dublin where he currently serves as Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Principal UCD College of Social Sciences and Law. His research encompasses issues of regulatory design and accountability, the regulation of government and transnational private regulation.

Kalwant is Professor of Education and Social Justice, Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education at Birmingham University. Kalwant’s research focuses on the achievements and experiences of minority ethnic groups in education, and how racism, exclusion and marginalisation operate in predominantly white spaces. She has also researched the position of minority ethnic academics in higher education.

Zahir Irani is Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Bradford and Professor of Management Science. He is responsible for four faculties, international activities including in China and Dubai, the registry and student recruitment and marketing. As DVC, he leads transformation and growth of the Bradford’s undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio. He has worked in the Cabinet Office and at Brunel University London.

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.