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Jesse Heley

Jesse Heley Aberystwyth University Welsh Crucible 2018 Jesse received a BA and MA in Human Geography at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, before completing a PhD at the same institution. Focusing on rural society and community change, these interests were carried forward as postdoctoral researcher in the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data &

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Amanda Rogers

Amanda Rogers Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2017 Amanda is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Swansea University. Previously she was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-2012) and ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow (2008-2009) in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway where she also completed her PhD on ‘Geographies of Performance and Identity in Asian American

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Rhys Dafydd Jones

Rhys Dafydd Jones Aberystwyth University Welsh Crucible 2016 Rhys completed his BA, MA, and PhD at Aberystwyth, and was appointed Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol lecturer in Human Geography in 2011.  He also completed his BA, MA, and PhD in the same institution.  A social geographer, his work examines the experiences of religious groups and immigrants in

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Angharad Saunders

Angharad Saunders University College of Estate Management (formerly University of South Wales) Welsh Crucible 2016 Angharad obtained her BA (Hons) degree in Human Geography from Aberystwyth University in 2002, staying on to complete a PhD in 2006. Angharad was a senior lecturer in Human Geography at the University of South Wales until 2018. Angharad is

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Andrew Kythreotis

Andrew Kythreotis Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2015 Andrew joined the School of Planning & Geography at Cardiff University in June 2012 under the Serious Brain Power initiative after one year as an ARC Research Fellow at the Global Change Institute and School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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Karen Parkhill

Karen Parkhill University of York (formerly Bangor University) Welsh Crucible 2014 Karen obtained her BSc Geography degree at the University of Central Lancashire in 2001. She went on to complete an MSc in Environmental Management at the University of Nottingham, followed by a PhD at Cardiff University. She is now a Lecturer in Human Geography

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