Experts

Patricia is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sheffield. She has a PhD in Political Science (University of São Paulo, Brazil) and a MA in International Relations (University of Brasília, Brazil). Her main research interests are asylum and migration policies in Brazil.

Alain Naef is an economist at the Banque de France, a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris and the co-founder of sustainable macro. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge followed by a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are on central banks and foreign exchange intervention and he recently published a book on the topic. He is also interested in the transition out of fossil fuels and is a member of the Sustainable Finance Working Group of the G20.

Barry joined NIESR as Associate Research Director for Global Macroeconomics in 2017 having worked in a number of roles in the private and public sectors, including as Chief Economist at Santander UK, Economic Advisor at both HM Treasury and the National Economic Development Office (NEDO) and Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool. Barry’s research interests are in applied macroeconomics, particularly in issues concerned with financial and housing markets, debt, employment and

Alita Nandi is a Senior Research Fellow at ISER, University of Essex and Associate Director of Understanding Society. She conducts empirical research to investigate ethnic and gender differences in subjective and economic wellbeing and to understand the formation of identity, the correlates of harassment & discrimination and their role in determining life outcomes.

Zara is an expert on how diversity and inclusion can shape more dynamic and productive teams and a more engaging and empowering workplace. She is an entrepreneur who believes business can generate social impact as well as revenues and profits. She is a Research Fellow at University of West of England, a member of the Future Council on Equity and Social Justice at the World Economic Forum and and leads the membership of Gapsquare in the Equal Pay International Coalition (ILO).

Angela Nartey is a policy officer at the University and College Union (UCU). Angela is leading on work to develop proposals for improving fairness, accessibility and transparency in undergraduate application and admission processes. Recent publications include: Higher education admissions: the time for change (2020) and Post-qualification application: a student-centred model (2019). Prior to joining UCU, Angela has worked in policy roles in the further education, voluntary and health sectors.