Experts

Richard Jones is Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester. He is an experimental physicist with a focus on materials science, specialising in the properties at surfaces and interfaces, with wider interests in the social and economic consequences of nanotechnology and has contributed significantly to innovation within the higher education sector. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Calvin holds a PhD in the Economics of Tourism and Major Events. He has been involved in the development of a number of measurement tools for sustainability, including the pilot Environmental Satellite Accounts for Wales and the Tourism Environmental Satellite Account for Wales. His research interests focus on sustainable regional development, energy economics, and AI, automation and future skills. Calvin is a failed novelist, rock star and screen writer, but served a successful and rewarding (if

David Jordan is a Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast. His research focuses on regional economics and the Northern Ireland economy, and how its performance is shaped by institutions and policy. David is also a Research Associate at the Queen’s University Centre for Economic History, and a Postgraduate Research Associate of the Queen’s University Institute of Irish Studies.

Robert is Deputy Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector. He is a member of the Expert Panel leading “The Deaton Review: Inequalities in the Twenty First Century”. Robert also sits on the Social Metrics Commission and is a former editor of IFS’ two flagship annual publications, “The IFS Green Budget” and “Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK”. His research focuses on economic inequality and the design of the

Marlene Jugl is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Bocconi University in Milan. She holds a doctoral degree from the Hertie School in Berlin. In her research, she explores how government organizations interact with politicians, citizens, and other stakeholders, and how societal, cultural, and historical factors influence how governments and bureaucracies function. Her main research interest is on country size and its effects on the structure and performance of public administration.

Professor Patricia Justino is a leading expert on political violence and development. She is currently UNU-WIDER’s Deputy Director and Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (on leave). She holds a MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Economics from the University of London. She has held visiting positions at Harvard University (2007-09) and the European University Institute (2017), among others.