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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| Professor Carla Molteni | Professor of Physics | King’s College London | Department of Physics | 20/01/2025 |
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| Dr Adriano Cerminara | Senior Lecturer | Sheffield Hallam University | Department of Engineering | 21/01/2025 |
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| Dr Mark Quinn | Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering | Manchester | Department of Engineering | 23/01/2025 |
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| Professor Phil Dyer | Professor | Durham University | Department of Chemistry | 25/01/2025 |
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| Major Bertie Basset | Senior Director | Extrac AI | 07/02/2025 |
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| Dr Claire Copeland | Policy Fellow | Durham University | Department of Engineering | 10/02/2025 |
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| Professor James Bergeron | Political Advisor (POLAD) | NATO | MARCOM | 11/02/2025 |
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| Dr Caitlin Bentley | Senior Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Computer Science | 14/02/2025 |
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| Prof Maarten Van Reeuwijk | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Engineering | 06/03/2025 |
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| Commander Ryan Ramsey | Chief Operating Officer | First Light Fusion | 10/03/2025 |
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| Professor Gareth Stansfield | Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean | University of Exeter | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies | 10/03/2025 |
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| Professor Reid | Head of Entrepreneurship | Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security | 10/03/2025 |
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| Dr Christos Skamniotis | Lecturer in Engineering | King’s College London | Department of Engineering | 11/03/2025 |
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| Dr Andy Coleman | Research Fellow | St Thomas’ and St Guys’ | Department of Radiology | 14/04/2025 |
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| Professor Anurag Banerjee | Professor of Economics | Durham University | Business School | 16/04/2025 |
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| Dr Sam Danso | Senior Lecturer in Computer Science | University of Sunderland | Department of Computer Science | 17/04/2025 |
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| Professor Spyros Galanis | Director of the DREAM Research Centre & Professor in Economics | Durham University | Business School | 22/04/2025 |
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| Professor Christopher Rauh | Professor of Economics and Data Science | University of Cambridge | Department of Economics | 22/04/2025 |
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| Dr Benjamin Arold | Assistant Professor of Economics | University of Cambridge | Department of Economics | 23/04/2025 |
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| Professor Sriya Iyer | Professor of Economics and Social Science | University of Cambridge | Department of Economics | 25/04/2025 |
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| Dr Michael Nower | Assistant Professor and Programme Director | Durham University | Department of Economics | 28/04/2025 |
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| Dr David Chivers | Associate Professor | Durham University | Department of Economics | 30/04/2025 |
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| Professor Rick Van Der Ploeg | Research Director, Oxford Centre for Analysis of Resource Rich Economies | University of Oxford | Department of Economics | 01/05/2025 |
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| Dr Severine Toussaert | Associate Professor of Economics | University of Oxford | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 01/05/2025 |
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| Captain Adrian Capner | Naval Advisor | Royal Australian Navy | United Kingdom | 09/05/2025 |
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| Colonel Robert Sandford | Assistant Head Effects Middle East and Indo Pacific | Ministry of Defence | Military Strategic Effects | United Kingdom | 09/05/2025 |
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| Mr Nicholas Nelson | Research Fellow | University of Oxford | Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Research Centre | United Kingdom | 13/05/2025 |
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| Professor Martin Pesendorfer | Professor of Economics | London School of Economics | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 14/05/2025 |
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| Professor Philippe Aghion | Professor of Economics | London School of Economics | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 14/05/2025 |
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| Dr Eric Chaney | Associate Professor of Economic History | University of Oxford | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 22/05/2025 |
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| Mr John Martin Miller | Alumnus | Durham University | Department of Business | United Kingdom | 22/05/2025 |
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| Major Henry Gates | Associate Director, Programmes | Helsing | United Kingdom | 04/06/2025 |
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| Mr Damon de Laszlo CBE | President | Harwin Plc | United Kingdom | 04/06/2025 |
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| Colonel Benjamin Baker MBE | Head Strategic Engagement Land / Defence Enablers | Lockheed Martin (UK) | United Kingdom | 04/06/2025 |
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| Mr Oliver Hylton | United Kingdom | 09/06/2025 |
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| Baroness Philippa Stroud | Co-Founder | Forum Network | United Kingdom | 16/06/2025 |
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| Ms Veronica Scott | Strategic Leadership Engagement Vivace Core Team | Home Office | Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) | United Kingdom | 18/06/2025 |
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| Dr Jonathan Swarbrick | Lecturer | University of St Andrews | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 23/06/2025 |
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| Mr James Rogers | Co-Founder and Director of Research | Council on Geostrategy | United Kingdom | 23/06/2025 |
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| Professor Roderick McCrorie | Professor of Economics and Finance | University of St Andrews | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 24/06/2025 |
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| Dr Andrew Reeves | Associate Professor | Durham University | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 24/06/2025 |
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| Dr Andrew MacKellar | Associate Professor | Durham University | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 24/06/2025 |
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| Dr Hugo Bromley | University of Cambridge | Centre for Geopolitics | United Kingdom | 27/06/2025 |
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| Professor Roland Smith | Imperial College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 27/06/2025 |
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| Professor Leigh Shaw-Taylor | Director, Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, ; Professor of Economic History, Faculty of History | University of Cambridge | Department of History | United Kingdom | 02/07/2025 |
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| Air Commodore Blythe Crawford CBE | Formerly Commander of the Air and Space Warfare Centre | University of Oxford | Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Research Centre | United Kingdom | 03/07/2025 |
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| Mr Sebastian Basset-James | Head of MILKWOOD | Cabinet Office | United Kingdom | 03/07/2025 |
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| Vice Admiral Mike Utley CB OBE | Commander, Allied Maritime Command | NATO | United Kingdom | 03/07/2025 |
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| Commodore Marcus Rose | Deputy Director Underwater Battlespace Capability | Royal Navy | Develop Directorate | United Kingdom | 03/07/2025 |
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| Mr Keiran Jones | China Adviser, Investment and Trade Security, | Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office | National Security Directorate | United Kingdom | 03/07/2025 |
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