Neil Bezodis

Neil Bezodis Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2018 Neil obtained a BSc in Sport & Exercise Sciences at the University of Bath including a 6-month industrial work placement in the Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He then completed…

Mokarram Hossain

Mokarram Hossain Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2018 Mokarram obtained his BSc (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (2000) and Masters in Computational Sciences in Engineering (CSE) from Technical University of Braunschweig (2005), Germany. Afterwards, he…

Lyle Skains

Lyle Skains Manchester Metropolitan Universiy (formerly Bangor University) Welsh Crucible 2018 Lyle researches and teaches Creative Writing and Digital Media, exploring multimodal creativity, genre fiction, writing and reading/playing transmedia narratives, and writing and publishing in the 21st century. Her research is largely practice-based, stemming…

Kate Woodward

Kate Woodward Aberystwyth University Welsh Crucible 2018 After periods working in the television industry and the arts sector, Kate returned to the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University to complete her PhD. She is now a…

Jo Welton

Jo Welton Health Economics and Outcomes Research Ltd (formerly Cardiff Metropolitan University) Welsh Crucible 2018 Jo obtained her BSc degree in Zoology at Aberystwyth University and went on to complete a Biology MPhil in Davos, Switzerland, before returning to Wales…

Jessica Adams

Jessica Adams Aberystwyth University Welsh Crucible 2018 Jessica is a Senior Research Scientist at Aberystwyth University working within the Bioconversion and Biorefining group on macroalgae (seaweeds) and other feedstocks including oats.  Her interests lie in the conversion of different macroalgae to…

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…

Jennifer Rudd

Jennifer Rudd Swansea University Welsh Crucible 2018 Jennifer obtained her MChem degree from the University of York which included an Erasmus year in Muenster, Northern Germany. She then moved to Basel, Switzerland for her PhD before moving to North Carolina, USA…

Jemma Hawkins

Jemma Hawkins Cardiff University Welsh Crucible 2018 Jemma obtained her BSc degree in Psychology at Cardiff University and went on to complete a PhD in Health Psychology after three years working as a mental health practitioner for the NHS. She is…

Helena Sykes

Helena Sykes Natural Resources Wales Welsh Crucible 2018 Helena gained an undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Oxford, an MSc in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) from the University of Leeds and a PhD from Swansea University. She has…