Meet our Fantastic Advisors Contact Us Joseph Merz Joseph Merz Advisor Joseph began his career on a scholarship to train as a pilot. He went on to spend the better part of two decades as the founder and co-founder of a number of commercial organisations across various industries from marketing to... Professor Gerry Gilmore Professor Gerry Gilmore Advisor Gerry Gilmore, grew up in New Zealand, is an astrophysicist at Cambridge, and helps as he can to support education and outreach through the Royal Society. Fara Bakare Fara Bakare Advisor Fara is a student at Stanford University.  She is a phenomenal innovator for change establishing a non - profit organization called STEM In Africa (SIA). Eve Cavey Eve Cavey Advisor Eve is the Fellow of Natural History at Winchester College, a wildlife educator, and ecologist with an MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation. Lord Martin Rees Lord Martin Rees Honorary Advisor Astronomer Royal, Past President of the Royal Society Dr Katharine Lee Dr Katharine Lee Advisor Katharine Lee is a Research Associate in Psychology at the University of Bath. Her research focuses on children and adolescent’s understandings of and responses to climate change. Prof Martin Warren Prof Martin Warren Advisor Prof Martin Warren is a Professor of Biochemistry, University of Kent. Tom Mansfield Tom Mansfield Advisor Tom's main areas of focus are Climate, Technology and Organisational Development, all of which are wrapped in the frame of ‘Planetary Health’ Jane Francis Jane Francis Advisor Professor Dame Jane Francis Director, British Antarctic Survey Dr Douglas Atkinson Dr Douglas Atkinson Advisor Douglas is a Reader in Fashion Technologies at Manchester Metropolitan University. As a teacher he mentors speculative projects proposing new fashion futures and leads a Masters degree unit on sustainable garment production. He has also designed and led pan-European collaborative... Dr Lizzie Rushton Dr Lizzie Rushton Advisor Associate Professor of Education, IOE UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society Emma Crisell Emma Crisell Advisor Emma Crisell is Deputy Headteacher at Richard Taylor CE Primary School. She won the Sustainable Goals in Education prize at Science on Stage in Prague 2022. Phil Stephens Phil Stephens Advisor Professor of Ecology at Durham University and a founding director of the citizen science platform, MammalWeb Alex Green Alex Green Advisor Alex Green is the Schools Lead for Ashden, a climate solutions charity based in London. Professor Susan Postlethwaite Professor Susan Postlethwaite Advisor Susan Postlethwaite is Professor of Fashion Technologies, Manchester Fashion Institute and Director of the Robotics Living Lab (RoLL). She is an alumna of the prestigious Policy Fellowship programme at the Royal Academy of Engineering and was co-investigator for AHRC funded... Raja GuhaThakurta Raja GuhaThakurta Advisor Professor and Department Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz Charlie Gardner Charlie Gardner Advisor Charlie is a conservation scientist and activist with a particular interest in social change and the connections between climate change and the loss of nature. Miles Richardson Miles Richardson Advisor Miles Richardson is a Professor of Human Factors and Nature Connectedness at the University of Derby David Fox David Fox Advisor David Fox, Vulpine Science and Learning Professor R. G. Palgrave Professor R. G. Palgrave Advisor Professor of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at University College London Mark Miodownik Mark Miodownik Advisor Mark Miodownik is an engineer and materials scientist. He received his PhD in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University in 1996. Before joining UCL in February 2012 he worked in engineering research institutions in the USA, Ireland, and in... Katherine Priestley Katherine Priestley Advisor Managing Director of Park Vale Capital Ltd, an investment firm that focuses on investing in global transformational technology Naomi Evans Naomi Evans Advisor Naomi Evans is a writer, speaker, activist and secondary school teacher specialising in race and equality. In 2019 she co-founded the organisation Everyday Racism as an Instagram platform. Tom Welton Tom Welton Advisor Tom Welton is Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at Imperial College London. Professor Michael Mann Professor Michael Mann Advisor Michael Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh Advisor Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE, is an environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy and transport, based in the Department of Psychology, University of Bath. She is Director of the ESRC-funded UK Centre for Climate... Dr Ed Turner Dr Ed Turner Advisor Curator of Insects at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge and head of the Insect Ecology Group in the Department of Zoology Rebeccca Hobbs Rebeccca Hobbs Advisor Lecturer and Outreach Officer at Kent School of Architecture and Planning Andrew Charlton-Perez Andrew Charlton-Perez Advisor Andrew Charlton-Perez is Head of School of Mathematical, Computational and Physical Sciences and Professor of Meteorology at the University of Reading He has more recently played a significant role in advancing sustainability and climate education in all phases of education in... Professor Richard Guest Professor Richard Guest Advisor Richard Guest is Professor of Biometric Technologies in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. He obtained a BEng (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of York in 1995, followed by a PhD in Electronic... Poppy Illsley Poppy Illsley Advisor Documentary and educational filmmaker, primarily covering scientific topics Anna Turns Anna Turns Advisor Environmental journalist and author of 'Go Toxic Free' Catherine Willan Catherine Willan Advisor Lecturer in the Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London Sheila Kanani Sheila Kanani Advisor Dr Sheila Kanani is a planetary physicist, science presenter, secondary school physics teacher, space comedian and published author. Anna Ahn Anna Ahn Advisor Anna holds an M.A. in International Relations and Governance and a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Mark Workman Mark Workman Advisor Specialist in strategic foresight and decision making under deep uncertainty
Joseph Merz Joseph Merz Advisor Joseph began his career on a scholarship to train as a pilot. He went on to spend the better part of two decades as the founder and co-founder of a number of commercial organisations across various industries from marketing to... Professor Gerry Gilmore Professor Gerry Gilmore Advisor Gerry Gilmore, grew up in New Zealand, is an astrophysicist at Cambridge, and helps as he can to support education and outreach through the Royal Society. Fara Bakare Fara Bakare Advisor Fara is a student at Stanford University.  She is a phenomenal innovator for change establishing a non - profit organization called STEM In Africa (SIA). Eve Cavey Eve Cavey Advisor Eve is the Fellow of Natural History at Winchester College, a wildlife educator, and ecologist with an MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation. Lord Martin Rees Lord Martin Rees Honorary Advisor Astronomer Royal, Past President of the Royal Society Dr Katharine Lee Dr Katharine Lee Advisor Katharine Lee is a Research Associate in Psychology at the University of Bath. Her research focuses on children and adolescent’s understandings of and responses to climate change. Prof Martin Warren Prof Martin Warren Advisor Prof Martin Warren is a Professor of Biochemistry, University of Kent. Tom Mansfield Tom Mansfield Advisor Tom's main areas of focus are Climate, Technology and Organisational Development, all of which are wrapped in the frame of ‘Planetary Health’ Jane Francis Jane Francis Advisor Professor Dame Jane Francis Director, British Antarctic Survey Dr Douglas Atkinson Dr Douglas Atkinson Advisor Douglas is a Reader in Fashion Technologies at Manchester Metropolitan University. As a teacher he mentors speculative projects proposing new fashion futures and leads a Masters degree unit on sustainable garment production. He has also designed and led pan-European collaborative... Dr Lizzie Rushton Dr Lizzie Rushton Advisor Associate Professor of Education, IOE UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society Emma Crisell Emma Crisell Advisor Emma Crisell is Deputy Headteacher at Richard Taylor CE Primary School. She won the Sustainable Goals in Education prize at Science on Stage in Prague 2022. Phil Stephens Phil Stephens Advisor Professor of Ecology at Durham University and a founding director of the citizen science platform, MammalWeb Alex Green Alex Green Advisor Alex Green is the Schools Lead for Ashden, a climate solutions charity based in London. Professor Susan Postlethwaite Professor Susan Postlethwaite Advisor Susan Postlethwaite is Professor of Fashion Technologies, Manchester Fashion Institute and Director of the Robotics Living Lab (RoLL). She is an alumna of the prestigious Policy Fellowship programme at the Royal Academy of Engineering and was co-investigator for AHRC funded... Raja GuhaThakurta Raja GuhaThakurta Advisor Professor and Department Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz Charlie Gardner Charlie Gardner Advisor Charlie is a conservation scientist and activist with a particular interest in social change and the connections between climate change and the loss of nature. Miles Richardson Miles Richardson Advisor Miles Richardson is a Professor of Human Factors and Nature Connectedness at the University of Derby David Fox David Fox Advisor David Fox, Vulpine Science and Learning Professor R. G. Palgrave Professor R. G. Palgrave Advisor Professor of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at University College London Mark Miodownik Mark Miodownik Advisor Mark Miodownik is an engineer and materials scientist. He received his PhD in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University in 1996. Before joining UCL in February 2012 he worked in engineering research institutions in the USA, Ireland, and in... Katherine Priestley Katherine Priestley Advisor Managing Director of Park Vale Capital Ltd, an investment firm that focuses on investing in global transformational technology Naomi Evans Naomi Evans Advisor Naomi Evans is a writer, speaker, activist and secondary school teacher specialising in race and equality. In 2019 she co-founded the organisation Everyday Racism as an Instagram platform. Tom Welton Tom Welton Advisor Tom Welton is Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at Imperial College London. Professor Michael Mann Professor Michael Mann Advisor Michael Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh Advisor Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE, is an environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy and transport, based in the Department of Psychology, University of Bath. She is Director of the ESRC-funded UK Centre for Climate... Dr Ed Turner Dr Ed Turner Advisor Curator of Insects at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge and head of the Insect Ecology Group in the Department of Zoology Rebeccca Hobbs Rebeccca Hobbs Advisor Lecturer and Outreach Officer at Kent School of Architecture and Planning Andrew Charlton-Perez Andrew Charlton-Perez Advisor Andrew Charlton-Perez is Head of School of Mathematical, Computational and Physical Sciences and Professor of Meteorology at the University of Reading He has more recently played a significant role in advancing sustainability and climate education in all phases of education in... Professor Richard Guest Professor Richard Guest Advisor Richard Guest is Professor of Biometric Technologies in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. He obtained a BEng (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of York in 1995, followed by a PhD in Electronic... Poppy Illsley Poppy Illsley Advisor Documentary and educational filmmaker, primarily covering scientific topics Anna Turns Anna Turns Advisor Environmental journalist and author of 'Go Toxic Free' Catherine Willan Catherine Willan Advisor Lecturer in the Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London Sheila Kanani Sheila Kanani Advisor Dr Sheila Kanani is a planetary physicist, science presenter, secondary school physics teacher, space comedian and published author. Anna Ahn Anna Ahn Advisor Anna holds an M.A. in International Relations and Governance and a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Mark Workman Mark Workman Advisor Specialist in strategic foresight and decision making under deep uncertainty
