I have training in economics and am currently studying for my Doctorate in Economics. Prior to registering for my PhD in 2017/2018, I was teaching Economics and Business at the Polytechnic in my home country of Nigeria for close to seven years. My interest is in development economics and I intend to spend my post-training years doing research in the areas of poverty, gender and sustainable development.

I am researcher, curator and art critic, currently teaching Contemporary Art History at the University of Kent where I am conducting a PhD on the aesthetics of risk. Previously I have worked for Organising Disaster, a research project lead by Goldsmith College Department of Sociology and funded by the ERC and have curated the exhibition Risk at Turner Contemporary, Margate. I have also worked in community developments and art related projects in the UK, US, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Lebanon and Uruguay.

I am a Brazilian visiting PhD researcher, who is close to finishing a PhD in Business Administration. I have been chosen to participate in the The Economy of Francesco hosted by Pope Francis in Assisi, Italy (due to take place in November 2020), and during the event I will contribute to discussions on making the global economy more sustainable and inclusive. I have a Master’s degree in Public Management from the School of Government at Joao Pinheiro Foundation (FJP) and a degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV). I am a member of the International Public Policy Association (IPPA), Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom (PSA) and the Brazilian Society of Public Administration (SBAP).

I have lived in Thailand for more than 30 years. I obtained a degree in sociology and worked for the state’s telecommunication company for 7 years. I later received a scholarship from the government to study Sociology (both Master’s and PhD). I graduated with my Master’s from SSPSSR and am now doing a PhD (also in SSPSSR). After graduation, I will become a lecturer in a provincial university according to conditions of my scholarship. My interest is in the area of affect, digital sociology and philanthropic activities.

Alafaka Tobin is a Fellow of the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria. She has a diploma and Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of London respectively. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Kent and her work is on “Burnout among Resident Doctors in Nigeria”. She has participated in a number of research projects, presented papers at conferences and has published two articles. Her most recent article was on trends in mantoux positivity in a tertiary institution in Nigeria.