I’m really excited to share that I’ve been appointed to the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport College of Experts, which is designed to help drive evidence led policy decision making . It’s a really challenging time for the world right now, with technology transforming some of the fundamental pillars of creativity. I’m sure a lot of our time will be spent talking about artificial intelligence, but there’s so much more change occurring, all of which needs good data to understand.
Here’s the full rosta:
Prof Marian Ursu - Professor of Digital Creativity, University of York
Prof Sarita Malik - Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor Research Impact, Professor of Media and Culture, Brunel University of London.
Prof Sarah Mills - Professor of Human Geography, Loughborough University
Dr Susan Oman - Senior Lecturer in Data, AI & Society, University of Sheffield
Prof Paul Downward – Professor of Economics, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
Prof Edgar A. Whitley - Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr. Nicola Searle - Reader, Goldsmiths, University of London
Dr Matt Walsh - Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University.
Prof Beth Johnson - Professor of Television and Media Studies at the University of Leeds
Prof Carola Boehm - Professor of Arts and Higher Education, C3 Centre for Creative Industries and Creative Communities, University of Staffordshire
Prof Gerda Reith - Professor of Social Science, University of Glasgow
Dr. Irini Katsirea - Reader in International Media Law, University of Sheffield
Prof Katy Shaw - Director AHRC Creative Communities programme, Director of University Cultural Partnerships and Professor of Writing and Publishing at Northumbria University
Prof Athina Karatzogianni - Professor of Technology and Society, School of Sociology, Criminology, and Social Policy, University of Leicester
Prof Daisy Fancourt - Professor of Psychobiology & Epidemiology
Prof Catherine Johnson - Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds
Prof Sandra Leaton Gray - Professor of Education Futures, UCL Institute of Education
Prof Stephanie Pitts - Professor of Music Education, University of Sheffield; Director, Sheffield Performer and Audience Research Centre
Prof Catherine Tackley - Professor of Music, University of Liverpool
Prof Simeon Yates - Professor of Digital Culture, Department of Communication and Media, Co-Director Digital Media and Society Institute, University of Liverpool.
Dr Leandro Valiati - Senior Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Manchester
Dr Rachel Sandford - Reader in Physical Education, Youth and Social Justice, Loughborough University
Mr Mark Scott - Research Fellow, University of Warwick, Warwick Business School
Prof Agnes Nairn - Chair of Marketing, University of Bristol Business School and Co-Director, Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research, University of Bristol
Prof Pete Etchells - Bath Spa University
Prof Andy Miah - Chair of Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
Prof Einar Thorsen - Executive Dean and Professor of Journalism and Communication, Bournemouth University
Prof Helen Wood - Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Aston, Birmingham
Prof Rebecca Madgin - Professor of Urban Studies, Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy, University of Glasgow.
Prof Dan Ashton - Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of Southampton
Prof Kalina Bontcheva - Professor of Text Analytics, School of Computer Science, the University of Sheffield
Ghislaine Boddington - Creative Director, BDS Creative Ltd / Reader in Digital Immersion, University of Greenwich
Prof Jonathan Freeman BSc MPhil PhD CPsychol AFBPS MMRS FRSA - Director, CoSTAR Foresight Lab, Academic Lead Knowledge Exchange, Goldsmiths University of London, Managing Director, i2 media research ltd, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Prof Angus Hunter - Professor and Head of Sports Sciences at Nottingham Trent University
Dr Oonagh Murphy - Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society, Goldsmiths
Dr Amy Orben - Programme Leader Track Scientist, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
Dr Mark Taylor - Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods, University of Sheffield
Prof Ben Walmsley - Dean of Cultural Engagement, University of Leeds; Associate Director for Policy, Centre for Cultural Value
Naomi Muggleton - Assistant Professor, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
David Zendle - Director, Smart Data Donation Service
Dr Carolyn Downs - Senior Lecturer Lancaster University.
Dr. Josep Grau-Bové - Director, Institute for Sustainable Heritage
Mr Stuart William Morris, LVO DL
Prof Andrew K. Przybylski - Professor of Human Behaviour and Technology, University of Oxford
Prof Lucy Kimbell - Professor of Contemporary Design Practices, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Dr Orian Brook - Chancellor’s Fellow in Social Policy
Prof Marco Cinnirella - Professor of Applied Social Psychology
Prof Rowan Cruft - Professor of Philosophy, University of Stirling
Prof Katharine Dommett - Professor of Digital Politics, University of Sheffield
Dr Michael Evans, Research Lead - Human-Computer Interaction, BBC Research and Development
Prof Ewa Luger - Personal Chair of Human-Data Interaction
Prof Adrian Palmer - Professor of Marketing, Head of Department of Marketing & Reputation, University of Reading
Professor Jonathan Sapsed - Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Stephen Smith - Higher Psychologist College of Policing, Chief Psychologist, Sport Psychology Ltd
Professor Melissa Terras MBE FREng, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh.
Andrew Laird - Chief Executive, Mutual Venture
Prof Lizzie Coles-Kemp - Professor of Information Security
Sarah Ellis - Director of Creative Innovation, Royal Shakespeare Company