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Kyle Young

Kyle Young Aberystwyth University Welsh Crucible 2014 Kyle received his BSc in Geology/Biology from Brown University before conducting PhD research on the ecology and management of salmon and trout at the University of British Columbia. His research on fishes and aquatic ecosystems spans intersections of behavioural, evolutionary, community and applied ecology. Before joining the Institute

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Sharon Williams

Sharon Williams Swansea University (formerly Cardiff University) Welsh Crucible 2014 Sharon is an improvement science fellow with the Health Foundation and a lecturer with the Logistics and Operations Management Section at Cardiff Business School where she teaches operations management and lean operations. Sharon is a co-ordinator of the Cardiff Health Organisation and Policy Studies Group.

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Judith White

Judith White Cedar, Cardiff and the Vale Health Board Welsh Crucible 2014 Jude was awarded her BSc (Hons) degree in Genetics from Cardiff University in 2005 and went on to complete a PhD in the field of molecular microbiology. Jude now works for a combined NHS-academic healthcare technology research centre called Cedar, based in Cardiff.

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Tony Redmond

Tony Redmond Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2014 Tony graduated with a BSc in Optometry in 2005, and completed a PhD at the University of Ulster in 2009. He undertook post-doctoral research at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, before taking up a lectureship in Optometry at Cardiff University. His research interests

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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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Kate North

Kate North Cardiff Metropolitan University Welsh Crucible 2014 Kate writes fiction and poetry. Her novel, Eva Shell, came out in 2008 and her poetry collection, Bistro, was published in 2012. Kate gained a BA in English from Aberystwyth University, an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and a PhD in Creative

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Yamni Nigam

Yamni Nigam Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2014 Yamni graduated from Kings College, London and then undertook a Master’s degree in Applied Parasitology and Medical Entomology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Her research career, investigating the immune system of insects and invertebrates, commenced with her doctorate at Swansea University in 1988. She is currently

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Grigorios Loukides

Grigorios Loukides Kings College London (formerly Cardiff University) Welsh Crucible 2014 Grigorios is a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow and a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science & Informatics, Cardiff University. From 2008 to 2011, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Health Information Privacy Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, USA. Grigorios received a

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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 to improve their quality of life. He worked as a researcher and teaching fellow for

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Kate Langley

Kate Langley Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2014 Kate obtained her BA degree in Psychology at Durham University. Following a role as a research psychologist interviewing families as part of a study of genetic and environmental risk factors for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Kate completed her PhD on the same subject at the Cardiff University

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