OUR PEOPLE
Daniel Dobrowolski MPhys
Director of the Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention
daniel.dobrowolski@dirdi.org
Prof. Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBEÂ
Director-General of the Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention
csphunter@coltraco.co.uk
Adrian Saw MSc
Executive Board member & Senior Fellow
adrian.saw@dirdi.org
Angus Hodgkiss MPhys
Executive Board Member & Senior Fellow,
angus.hodgkiss@dirdi.org
Jack GoldsackÂ
Director General’s Private Office, Strategy and Analysis
jack.goldsack@dirdi.orgÂ
Luciana Garstang
Director General’s Private Office
Our Founding Fellows
Professor Paula Chadwick
Advisory Board Member & Founding Fellow
Head of Physics, Durham University
p.m.chadwick@durham.ac.uk
Professor Douglas HallidayÂ
Advisory Board Member & Founding Fellow,Â
Former Deputy Dean of Science at Durham University
douglas.p.halliday@durham.ac.uk
Advisory Board
- Professor Paula Chadwick, Head of Physics, Durham University
- Professor Douglas Halliday, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Durham University
- Professor Del Atkinson, Professor of Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Durham University
- Professor John Girkin, Director Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Advanced Photonics, Microscopy and Optics, Durham University
- Dr Oliver Vogt, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, Industrial Partnerships Lead, Durham University
- Dr David Ward, Head of Characterisation, CORDE, the National Physics Facility, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University
- Professor David Wilkinson, Department of Theology & Religion, former Master St John’s College, Durham University
- Dr Shaukat Nazeer, General Practitioner, Mayfair Medical Centre
- Professor James Osborn, Department of Physics, Founding Director Durham University Space Research Centre, Durham University
- Professor Simon Bland, Professor of Plasma Physics; Department of Physics; Imperial College London (commencing April 2026)
- Professor Mikela Chatzimichailidou, Professor of System Safety and Innovation; Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering; University College London
- Dr Rob Johnson, Director of the Oxford Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre; Pembroke College, Oxford University
- Dr Stefan Sarkadi, Associate Professor; Centre for Defence and Secure AI; University of Lincoln and Department of Informatics, King’s College London
- Dr Alessandra Vigilante, Head of the Hub for Applied Bioinformatics (HAB); King’s College London
Advisory Board Emeritus Fellow
- Professor Stuart Corbridge, former Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geography, Durham University
Fellows & Senior Members Directory
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| Full Name | Position | Primary Institution | Departmental Affiliation | Country | Date Joined | Photo |
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| Professor Adrian Thomas | Professor of Biomechanics | University of Oxford | Department of Biology | United Kingdom | 18/08/2025 |
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| Professor Richard Drayton | Professor | King’s College London | Department of History | United Kingdom | 18/08/2025 |
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| Professor Ian Ford | Professor | University College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 20/08/2025 |
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| Dr Jon Breeze | Associate Professor | University College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 20/08/2025 |
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| Professor Jochen Blumberger | Professor | University College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 20/08/2025 |
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| Professor Heather Jones | Professor | University College London | Department of History | United Kingdom | 26/08/2025 |
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| Dr Clare Balboni | Assistant Professor | London School of Economics and Political Science | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 26/08/2025 |
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| Professor Catherine Schenk | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of History | United Kingdom | 26/08/2025 |
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| Dr Francesco Ciriello | Senior Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 26/08/2025 |
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| Dr Andrea Grech La Rosa | Lecturer | University College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 26/08/2025 |
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| Professor Jacqueline Christmas | Professor | Exeter University | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 02/09/2025 |
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| Dr John Nilsson-Wright | Fuji Bank Professor of Japanese Politics and the International Relations of East Asia | University of Cambridge | Department of Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies | United Kingdom | 02/09/2025 |
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| Dr Gabriel Mesevage | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of History | United Kingdom | 03/09/2025 |
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| Professor Martin Weale | Professor | King’s College London | Department of King’s Business School | United Kingdom | 03/09/2025 |
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| Professor Jesper Bagger | Professor | University of Edinburgh | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 08/09/2025 |
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| Professor Mary O’Mahony | Professor | King’s College London | Department of King’s Business School | United Kingdom | 08/09/2025 |
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| Dr Margaret Davenport | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of King’s Business School | United Kingdom | 09/09/2025 |
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| Professor Alex Taylor | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Mechanical Engineering | United Kingdom | 09/09/2025 |
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| Professor John Irvine | Professor | University of St Andrews | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 10/09/2025 |
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| Dr Andrew Mitchell | Lecturer | University College London | Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction | United Kingdom | 10/09/2025 |
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| Professor Alexander Piotrowski | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Earth Sciences | United Kingdom | 11/09/2025 |
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| Dr Jon Chandler | Associate Professor | University College London | Department of History | United Kingdom | 11/09/2025 |
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| Professor David Paterson | Executive Director of MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland) | University of St Andrews | Department of Biology | United Kingdom | 11/09/2025 |
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| Professor Miguel Costa-Gomes | Head of School and Professor | University of Edinburgh | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 16/09/2025 |
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| Dr Michel Tsamados | Associate Professor | University College London | Department of Earth Sciences | United Kingdom | 16/09/2025 |
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| Professor Sascha Hooker | Deputy Head of School | University of St Andrews | Department of Biology | United Kingdom | 18/09/2025 |
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| Dr Jan-Willem Bos | Reader | University of St Andrews | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 22/09/2025 |
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| Dr Alessandro Pontillo | Lecturer | UWE Bristol | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 26/09/2025 |
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| Dr Emma Moffett | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Geography | United Kingdom | 26/09/2025 |
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| Professor Peter Grindrod CBE | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Mathematics | United Kingdom | 30/09/2025 |
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| Professor Reid D | Head of Entrepreneurship | Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security | United Kingdom | 03/10/2025 |
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| Professor Rowena Hill MBE | Professor | Nottingham Trent University | Department of Social Sciences | United Kingdom | 03/10/2025 |
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| Professor Natalia Berloff | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | United Kingdom | 07/10/2025 |
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| Dr Marlies Barendrecht | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Geography | United Kingdom | 07/10/2025 |
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| Dr Jotis Baronas | Assistant Professor | Durham University | Department of Earth Sciences | United Kingdom | 07/10/2025 |
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| Professor Anders Christian Hansen | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | United Kingdom | 07/10/2025 |
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| Dr Maddie Shankle | PDRA | University of St Andrews | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | United Kingdom | 08/10/2025 |
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| Professor Jonathan Haskel | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 08/10/2025 |
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| Professor Andy Lawrence | Regius Professor | University of Edinburgh | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 09/10/2025 |
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| Mr Matthew Stow | 4th year undergraduate | Durham University | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 17/10/2025 |
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| Dr Philip Hands | Senior Lecturer | University of Edinburgh | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 20/10/2025 |
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| Very Revd Dr Philip Plyming | Dean of Durham | Durham Cathedral | United Kingdom | 20/10/2025 |
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| Professor Marina Jirotka BSc MA DPhil MBCS MACM CITP | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 21/10/2025 |
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| Professor Steve Lee | Professor | University of St Andrews | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 22/10/2025 |
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| Professor Alistair Borthwick | Emeritus Professor | University of Edinburgh | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 24/10/2025 |
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| Professor Jeroen Lamb | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Mathematics | United Kingdom | 29/10/2025 |
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| Professor Ory Schnitzer | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Mathematics | United Kingdom | 30/10/2025 |
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| Dr Maximilian von Wietersheim-Kramsta | PDRA | Durham University | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 30/10/2025 |
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| Professor Cait MacPhee | Professor | University of Edinburgh | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 03/11/2025 |
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| Dr Alexander Bastounis | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Mathematics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2025 |
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