Stephen Lindsay

Stephen Lindsay Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2014 Stephen obtained his BSc, MSc and PhD in Computer Science at Newcastle University. His PhD focused on engaging older adults and people living with dementia in the design and deployment of digital technologies…

Tom Crick

Tom Crick MBE Swansea University (formerly Cardiff Metropolitan University) Welsh Crucible 2014 Tom is a Senior Lecturer in Computing Science at Cardiff Metropolitan University, having completed his PhD and post-doctoral research at the University of Bath. His research interests lie…

Rebecca Clifford

Rebecca Clifford Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2014 Rebecca is a historian of the contemporary period who focuses on memory studies in comparative perspective. She completed a DPhil in Modern History at the University of Oxford in 2008. Her book on…

Amy Brown

Amy Brown Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2014 Amy Brown is a Professor in Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences at Swansea University. Her background is in psychology and she now applies psychology to understanding health behaviour and developing behavioural interventions.Amy…

Luca Börger

Luca Börger Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2014 After a career as professional musician, Luca obtained his MSc degree in biology at the University of Pisa (Italy) and a PhD in Zoology at Cambridge University (UK), spending nearly two years as…

Rubén Sevilla

Rubén Sevilla Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2013 Rubén graduated in Mathematics in the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). He completed his PhD on Applied Mathematics in the UPC and combined his research with teaching activities in four different degrees and…

Sophie Schirmer

Sophie Schirmer Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2013 Sophie graduated from the University of Oregon with a PhD in Mathematics in 2000. After a short stint at the Open University, she joined the University of Cambridge as a Cambridge-MIT fellow in…

Richard Johnston

Richard Johnston Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2013 Richard is a senior lecturer in the Materials Research Centre, Swansea University. Embracing a multidisciplinary approach, Richard’s research has taken him from artificial intelligence in manufacturing, through gas turbine materials (abradables, nickel superalloys,…

Gabriela Jiga-Boy

Gabriela Jiga-Boy Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2013 Gabriela obtained her BA degree in psychology at Babes-Bolyai University (Romania) and went on to complete an MSc and a PhD in experimental social psychology at Grenoble University, France. She is now working…

Michael Coffey

Michael Coffey Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2013 Michael is a registered mental health nurse and academic. He obtained his BSc degree from London South Bank and an MSc from Middlesex. Michael completed his PhD at Swansea University while lecturing and…