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Dr Olumide Olukanni is an environmental biotechnologist with interest in pollutants biodegradation and wastewater remediation. He obtained a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was a visiting research to Shivaji University Kolhapur, India (2009), University of Hamburg, Germany (2014), University of Innsbruck, Austria (2022). He was lecturer of the year (2016), Chairman, Best University Committee (2016) and received the University Baca Laurel in 2018. He has attracted several research grants: TWAS-DFG, 2014; TWAS-IsDB grant 2019, GCRF Network 2020, Africa-Uninet 2022.
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Pascual Berrone is professor of strategic management and holder of the Schneider Electric Chair of Sustainability and Business Strategy at IESE Business School. Prof. Berrone has been recognized on several occasions for his outstanding research and teaching. Prof. Berrone was an Associate Editor of the research outlet “Organization & Environment” in recent years and is a member of several editorial boards. He is also the academic co-director of the research platform “IESE Cities in Motion” and academic director of the International Center for Competitiveness (ICC).
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Professor Bollinger’s interdisciplinary research portfolio aims to understand the causal effects of marketing and policy decisions in sustainability domains, and the interdependent reactions by consumers and firms. Examples include drivers of solar adoption and pricing, the role of home-automation and dynamic pricing on demand response, and response to information. Professor Bollinger received his B.A. and B.E. in engineering at Dartmouth College and his M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Marketing at Stanford University.
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Dean, Sciences Po Urban School. Teaching 'Urban Sociology' & 'Urban Policy Analysis'. Researcher at CEE.
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I am a Post Doc at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge where I am a part of the Independent evaluation of the Girls Education Challenge to see how effective it has been for girls with disabilities. I have a PhD in the role of religion in classrooms in Pakistan from the Institute of Education, university College London. I am also an education consultant with the World Bank where i focus on inclusive education.
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Associate Professor in Social Policy, University College Dublin. Interests: sustainable housing and communities; evidence for Policy: eco-social Policy; Social Policy, climate change and other environmental issues..
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Senior Lecturer of sociology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Ongoing Interests: work, unpaid work, care; social reproduction; gender; feminism; migration. Prince Claus Chair (2021-2023)
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I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Helsinki in the faculty of Social Sciences. My research interest focuses on Universal Basic Income in sub-Saharan African countries. I mainly apply quantitative and microsimulation techniques to analyze the UBI's impact at the micro and macro levels. On the one hand, I examine its effects on poverty and inequality. On the other hand, I investigate its implications in tax revue and financial costs.
I am also working as Research Assistant at United Nations University UNU-WIDER in the SOUTHMOD project.
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I am a political scientist and international development professional with two decades of experience in academia, applied policy research, and international research management. I have spent about a decade with the United Nations (UNU-WIDER) and previously worked with Harvard, MIT, and the World Bank. My projects and publications focus on inequality and inclusion, ethnic and identity politics, the state and state-building, development cooperation, and governance and democracy.
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I am a social anthropologist ( PhD in International Development from University of East Anglia, UK) and work on migration, youth mobility and gender issues in rural and semi-urban communities in North India. I have recently completed a Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded project on Covid-19 and Punjabi Migration. I was part of a comparative project on family resilience and well-being across low-income communities in Kenya, London and India. I am interested in applied research that builds on interdisciplinary insights and is oriented towards social impact.