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I am Full Professor of Education in UCD School of Education and Vice Principal for Research, Innovation and Impact in UCD College of Social Sciences and Law. My specialist field is sociology, researching at the intersection of sociologies of education and sociologies of childhood, and the impact of education on society. I am currently leading two large-scale mixed methods longitudinal studies exploring children’s schooling experiences in Ireland (Children’s School Lives www.cslstudy.ie) and in Sierra Leone (the Safe Learning Study; www.safelearning.ie).
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Saiida LAZAAR holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Aix Marseille I University in France and currently serves as a Full Professor at AbdelMalek Essaadi University at ENSA of Tangier in Morocco, and an Expert Evaluator with the European Commission. With extensive expertise in cybersecurity, Dr. Lazaar has played a role as the head of the Master's program in CyberSecurity and CyberCrime. Her track record includes notable research positions such as CNRS and IFP in France, as well as ONDRAF in Belgium. More at ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-4050
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Gaurav is a Healthcare Consultant, driven by a desire to unify decentralised health, welfare schemes & academic fellowships more accessible for eligible beneficiaries. He is the Founder of Karmanya (NPO) a digital platform enabling ‘accessible health, welfare & education for the last-mile communities’ centred around government welfare schemes and academic fellowships with end-to-end application support.
Gaurav believes that shortfall in tech acumen or cognizance shouldn't cause a setback; rather, technology should be tailored to the user’s needs and capabilities.
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Mariana is a University Fellow in Transdisciplinary, Human-Centred Design Innovation and Practice at the University of Salford Manchester. Her research has been identifying and mapping local communities' tacit knowledge, actions and strategies that are not (or are poorly) documented in areas of health and well-being challenges. Her work focusses on under-represented and disadvantaged groups. It helps to identify public policy and service gaps and has the potential to inform the development of more effective solutions (e.g., technologies, services and policies) from the outset.
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Professor of Disability Studies and Inclusive Education, Associate Dean Equity and Diversity, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Particular interest in inclusive pedagogies, curriculum and assessment; socially constructed discourses of difference. Previously Professor and Head of School of Educational Studies and Leadership, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Director of the UCD Centre for Disability Studies, University College Dublin. Former Senior Research Officer at the National Disability Authority, the statutory body that advises the Irish Government on Disability issues.
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Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol. Leads the University’s internationally recognised Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Corporate background - experienced M&A advisor specialising in strategy, market entry and acquisitions. Has supported over £2bn of investment and a range of clients across Europe and the United States.
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester. Research Interests include Cultural Geography and Migration, The British Empire and legacies of Colonialism, British Muslim women and young people, the cultural turn and migration theory, Migration and Creativity, Migration, Gender and Entrepreneurialism.
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I am Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Education and Co-Director of the Cultures, Academic Values in Education (CAVE) research centre at Trinity College Dublin. I'm on the editorial board for Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, and the international advisory board of the Centre for Higher Education Futures (CHEF) research centre, Aarhus University, Denmark. He has consulted for the OECD on country reviews of Ireland, Austria, and the Netherlands. His research focuses on the philosophy of higher education, and critical policy studies of higher education.
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I am a Lecturer in Politics and Policy at Lancaster University, UK. I have a PhD in Politics from the University of Manchester. I am interested in the struggle for racial justice and the means through which this can be achieved, focusing particularly on the interplay of the politics of Black youth and urban governance. I use new institutionalism as an analytical framework for what facilitates or constrains the design and implementation of racially just policies. I am also the founding covenor of the Racial Equity in Policy Network, a network for policymakers in the North of England.