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.

Aled is the inaugural Director of our Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) and Professor of Sustainability. Since 2011 he has built the GSI from a good idea into an internationally recognised research group, with over 40 individuals. He is one of the acknowledged global leaders in public-private finance related to the green economy. His work in climate finance has been recognised by the State of California and he has received a key to the city of North Little Rock, USA. Aled has published numerous

Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE is the co-founder of IDEAS which is responsible for the UK Start-Up Awards, the UK Fast Growth Index, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Ideas Fest. A passionate advocate for start-up and scale-up businesses, he was appointed as the first professor of entrepreneurship in Wales in 1996 and has held senior posts in several universities. He is currently visiting professor at Turku University in Finland and Aston University in the UK.

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.