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Professor of European Economic Policies, with research interests in inequality, poverty, social exclusion and the redistributive role of the state
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Paul Chaney is Professor of Politics and Policy at Cardiff University. He is Co-Director of Wales Institute of Social, Economic Research and Data (WISERD). He has authored and edited 14 books and written over sixty papers in international peer-reviewed journals. His research and teaching interests include: territorial politics, public policy-making, civil society, and equality and human rights.
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I am a researcher working at Y Lab supporting and promoting experimentation and innovation in public services in Wales.
I have a number of research interests including; innovation in public services, poverty reduction, inclusive growth, local economic development, the foundation economy and innovative governance.
I have a particular interest in how public money can be spent more intelligently to improve local economies through anchor institutions, pro active procurement and effective forward planning with multiple partners.
I also have a strong passion for involving people in decisions which affect them. I am therefore exploring projects which maximise public participation in policy making as well as innovations in governance and public engagement. This includes democratic innovations such as deliberative democracy, participatory budgeting and digital democracy.
In previous roles I have worked in both front line delivery as a Community Development worker and as a youth charity manager as well as providing evidence to improve public services with research for Cardiff Council and the Welsh Government.
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My main areas of interest are education policy analysis and evaluation. I have a particular interest in the link between education and work (including, although not restricted to, digitalisation, the future of work and its implications for skills development), social stratification and inequalities, internationalisation in education and the governance of education systems (including non-formal education). Most of my work focuses on post-compulsory education. I make use of a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in my work. I have undertaken a large number of consultancy projects on education issues for the European Commission, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), various government departments in the UK and internationally, think-tanks and voluntary sector organisations.
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Executive Director - Global Buildings Performance Network (www.gbpn.org), an international network of experts dedicated to achieving the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings sector.
Associate Professor - Architectural Technologies at Monash University, Australia (www.monash.edu/mada)
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I am the acting Director of the Environmental Democracy Practice, The World Resources Institute and work on rights to information, participation and access to justice.
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I am a sociologist interested in the transformations of healthcare, particularly through the introduction of new health technologies or extending existing technologies to new patient groups. I conduct qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. My research has looked at the social and ethical issues around genomic medicine (including genetic testing and screening and genome editing), synthetic biology (including cultured blood and induced pluripotent stem cell therapy), and (pandemic and seasonal) influenza vaccines and HPV vaccines.
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Dr Matias Margulis is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. His research and teaching interests are are interdisciplinary and cut across the fields of global development, human rights, international law and global food politics. Dr Margulis' work has been published in journals such as Review of International Political Economy, Global Governance, World Trade Review, Globalizations, Geopolitics and his edited books include The Global Political Economy of Raúl Prebisch (Routledge 2017) and Land Grabbing and Global Governance (Routledge 2014, edited with Nora McKeon and Saturnino Borras, Jr.).
In addition to his academic research, Dr Margulis has extensive professional experience in the field of international policymaking. He is a former Canadian represenative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Trade Organization (WTO). He has also advised the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and the Scottish Parliament and consulted for international NGOs and the Brookings Institution.
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Paul Satur is an early career environmental and social science researcher and practitioner with the Centre for Water Sensitive Cities as part of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute. With a background in Environmental management Paul possesses over 10 years’ experience in the integrated urban water management/ natural resource management sector. He has worked at both strategic and on-ground levels in multifaceted programs and research projects, with particular focus on processes and approaches for social and cultural inclusion and environmental justice.
Paul continues to work effectively in spaces that present complex socio-institutional and socio-ecological challenges for the continued development of sustainable systems. He has recently established the Our Future Cities Program, which has sought to foster a community of practice, build capacities and promote opportunities for diverse voices to help shape the future sustainability, liveability and resilience outcomes of our cities. To find out more, head to www.ourfuturecities.org.
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IHE Delft Institute for Water Education under auspices of UNESCO.
The world’s largest international graduate water education facility, practice-oriented, with capacity development as its mission. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc and -in collaboration with Dutch partner universities- PhD degrees, as well as a range of online, short course and tailor-made offerings. Charged with research and institutional strengthening, which are complementing and reinforcing our education offerings. IHE Delft covers the broad fields of water engineering, water management, environment, sanitation and governance.
IHE Delft collaborates with UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP), World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), water centres under auspices of UNESCO, water related Chairs and UNITWIN Network through SDG6a indicator development, contributions to the annual UNESCO World Water Assessment Report, Inclusive Policy Lab, joint publication and projects.
My personal memberships and affiliations include the following:
• Governing Board, IGRAC International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (un-igrac.org), 2016-17
• Directory Board, Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research (nck-web.org), 2016-present
• Steering Cie, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment - UNESCO-IHE, 2016-present
• Steering Cie, VPdelta/Dutch Water Innovations (vpdelta.nl), 2016-present
• Steering Cie, Delta Alliance (delta-alliance.org), 2016-present
• NWO Programma Committee 'Joint SDG Research' (nwo.nl/wotro), 2019-present
• NWO Programma Committee ‘Tackling Global Challenges through Use-inspired Research’ (nwo.nl/wotro), 2017-2019
• Advisory Council, DUWO Property Management Netherlands, 2016-present
• Steering Cie, 'Water Science for Impact' (wageningenwaterconference.com), 2018