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Dr Joanna Woodall is Professor Emerita at The Courtauld Institute of Art. She has published widely in Art History, the Berliner Jahrbuch, the Leids Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek and the Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek. Her edited book, Portraiture: Facing the Subject has become
Dr Jerry Ravetz is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization, Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.
Dr Essi Viding is the professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology Research Department, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at UCL. She chairs UCL's Children and Young People's Mental Health Research Strategy Implementation.
Dr Alan Sked is an Emeritus Professor of the Department of International History at the London School of Economics. He also founded the Anti-Federalist League and its successor, the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
Dava Sobel is an author of popular expositions of scientific topics, having written works such as Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter and The Glass Universe. She is also a former science reporter for the New York Times.
Damian Goodburn is a specialist in the archaeology of early woodworking and shipbuilding, having earned a PhD in the archaeology of medieval boat and shipbuilding practice from UCL. His research included experimenting with practical aspects of early boat building, making
Dr Costas Gabrielatos is a Reader in the English & Creative Arts department at Edge Hill University, specialising in corpus linguistics. His research focuses on corpus linguistics methodology, lexicogrammar, and discourse studies.
Chris Humphries CBE is the Pro Chancellor of the University of West London, previously serving as the Chair of the Board of Governors. From 2008 to 2011, he was the founding Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and
Sir Callum McCarthy is the former chairman of the Financial Services Authority, as well as the former non-executive chairman of Promontory Financial Group's UK affiliate. He is an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.
Angela Knight CBE is the former chair of the Office of Tax Simplification. She has previously been the Chief Executive of Energy UK, the Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association and a Conservative MP representing the constituency of Erewash