People
Academic Staff
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Geoffrey Banda | Lecturer in Global Food Security and Innovation | Innovation,International development,Science,Regenerative Medicine,Business Models,Financing Innovation,Pharmaceutical Production | 2.03 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards Geoffrey.Banda@ed.ac.uk |
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Dominic Berry | Research Fellow | History of science,technology and engineering,Philosophy of science,Synthetic biology,Science and technology studies,History of theories about heredity,Plant breeding,History and philosophy of biology,Agriculture,Agricultural science | G1 Chisholm House Dominic.J.Berry@ed.ac.uk |
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David Bloor | Emeritus Professor | Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 4256 D.Bloor@ed.ac.uk |
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Ronan Bolton | Lecturer | Climate change and energy policy,energy policy and politics,Technology and society,sociology of markets,Sustainability | S1 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6366 Ronan.Bolton@ed.ac.uk |
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Ann Bruce | Associate Director Research (KE & Impact), lecturer | Environment,Participation,Sustainability,Risk,agriculture and food security,interdisciplinarity,GM,animal genetics,Knowledge exchange,animal biosciences,Values | G.32 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6364 a.bruce@ed.ac.uk |
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Jane Calvert | Reader in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies | Science and technology studies,Sociology of Science,Philosophy of biology,Science policy,Engineering studies,Synthetic biology,Systems biology,Interdisciplinary collaborations | High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 9126 Jane.Calvert@ed.ac.uk |
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Gian Marco Campagnolo | Lecturer & Programme Director; Alan Turing Fellow | Valuation Studies,Social Data Science,Sociology of Images,Sociology of Business Knowledge,social studies of markets,Social Studies of ICT | Attic Office Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 2843 g.campagnolo@ed.ac.uk |
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Lawrence Dritsas | Lecturer; Deputy Director of the Undergraduate School | Science & technology studies,History of science,Colonial/imperial history,Decolonisation,global histories of science technology and medicine,Scottish history,Missionary Encounter | Top floor A.4 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 4011 L.Dritsas@ed.ac.uk |
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Miguel Garcia-Sancho | Chancellor's Fellow / Senior Lecturer | History of science,Science and technology studies,science communication,genomics,biotechnology,bioinformatics,animal genetics,biology and agriculture | Room 2.03 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 6506393 miguel.gsancho [at] ed.ac (dot) uk |
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Gill Haddow | Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow | Patient experiences,Cyborgs,Sociology of health and illness,Medical sociology,Qualitative Research Methods,embodiment,new scientific and medical technologies,public engagement | 2.05 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0) 131 650 2389 gill.haddow@ed.ac.uk |
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Catherine Heeney | Research Fellow, Making Genomic Medicine | Research Ethics,Science and technology,genomics | 2.08 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards 01316506388 Catherine.Heeney@ed.ac.uk |
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Farah Huzair | Lecturer | governance,Innovation,Policy,Life Sciences | G.35 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6386 Farah.Huzair@ed.ac.uk |
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Niall Kerr | Research Fellow (policy effectiveness) | Climate change and energy policy,Built environment,Policy effectiveness,Cognitive dissonance | B1 Chisholm House High School Yards 01316503984 Niall.Kerr@ed.ac.uk |
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Christine Knight | Senior Research Fellow | food,nutrition,national identity | Christine.Knight@ed.ac.uk |
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James Lowe | Research Fellow | genomics,History of science,History of biological sciences,variation,Translation,biotechnology,Philosophy of science,philosophy of biology | 2.07 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 6502 842 James.Lowe@ed.ac.uk |
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Catherine Lyall | Professor of Science and Public Policy; Head of Science, Technology & Innovation Studies | Policy issues related to the governance of science, technology, innovation,The promotion and management of interdisciplinary research,Research evaluation and the assessment of research impact | G.39 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 2452 c.lyall@ed.ac.uk |
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Fadhila Mazanderani | Chancellor's Fellow | Social movements,Patient experiences,Public health,Health policy,Sociology of Knowledge,Medical sociology,Social media and internet technologies,Chronic illness,Care ethics | 1.01A Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards f.mazanderani@ed.ac.uk |
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James Mittra | Senior Lecturer in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies | Innovation,translational medicine,agrobiotechnology,Pharmaceuticals,risk governance,regulation,stratified medicine,genomics,Regenerative Medicine,Value,Public-private partnerships,collaboration,interdiciplinarity | Room G.33 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 2453 James.Mittra@ed.ac.uk |
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Sarah Parry | Senior Lecturer | Gender and Environment,Gender and Technology,Gender,Environment and Health,Environment and Social Change | Attic Room A.2 Chisholm House High School Yards ++44 (0)131 650 4262 sarah.parry@ed.ac.uk |
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Eugenia Rodrigues | Senior Research Fellow | environment,monitoring,surveillance,new technologies,new social media,public engagement,citizen science | A3 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 651 4751 Eugenia.Rodrigues@ed.ac.uk |
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Pablo Schyfter | Lecturer; Director of Science and Technology in Society MSc. | Sociology of knowledge,Science and technology studies,Gender,Feminist Theory,Engineering studies,Phenomenology,Philosophy of biology,Philosophy of technology | A2 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 4262 p.schyfter@ed.ac.uk |
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Deborah Scott | Research Fellow | governance of emerging science and technology;,Science and technology studies,synthetic biology,Science policy,knowledge politics,international law | G.01 Chisholm House High School Yards +44(0)131 650 6345 Deborah.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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Antti Silvast | Research Fellow - European Energy Policy and Markets | Energy & Infrastructure,Climate change and energy policy,European Union,Risk and vulnerability,Social Studies of Finance,Everyday Life,Sociological Theory | B.1 Chisholm House High School Yards +44(0)131 650 3427 antti.silvast@ed.ac.uk |
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Graham Spinardi | Ove Arup/Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellow in Integrating Technical and Social Aspects of Fire Safety, | Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6394 G.Spinardi@ed.ac.uk |
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James Stewart | Research Fellow and Lecturer | Technology and society,Media and society,Political Economy of Market Microstructure,Policy issues related to the governance of science,technology,innovation,Work & Labour,Social media and internet technologies,Space,place and the city,Social network analysis,Open Content Licensing,Computer models and simulations for policy,Social Shaping of Internet and Society,Digital Work,digital culture,digital research,Digital games and social inclusion,Innovation in elderly care,EU Policy,crowdsourcing,ICTs and development,,telecoms policy and innovation,Innovation,Open Data,Domestic Technology,the family,Mobile communications,Social Inclusion,ICTs in Social and Employment Policy,Digital Divide,participatory design,digital evidence | 2:02 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6392 J.K.Stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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Steve Sturdy | Professor of the Sociology of Medical Knowledge; Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator in Medical Humanities | History of science and medicine,Medical sociology,sociology of scientific knowledge,genomics | 2.08 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 651 4741 S.Sturdy@ed.ac.uk |
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Erika Szymanski | Research Fellow | synthetic biology,yeast,science communication,rhetoric,wine,Interdisciplinary collaboration | G.01 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 4258 Erika.Szymanski@ed.ac.uk |
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Joyce Tait | Director, Innogen Institute | Innovation-governance-stakeholder interactions in life science and related areas: cell therapies and regenerative medicine,synthetic biology,GM technologies,drug development,stratified medicine,and biofuels.Innovation-governance-stakeholder interactions in life science and related areas: cell therapies and regenerative medicine,and biofuels.,Strategic and management decision making in companies and public bodies; policy analysis; risk assessment and regulation; stakeholder attitudes; science and risk communication; evaluation and application of interdisciplinary research; sustainable development.Strategic and management decision making in companies and public bodies; policy analysis; risk assessment and regulation; stakeholder attitudes; science and risk communication; evaluation and application of interdisciplinary research; sustainable development. | G.36 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 9174 joyce.tait@ed.ac.uk |
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Niki Vermeulen | Lecturer in history/sociology of science; Wellcome Research Fellow | Science & technology studies,History of science and medicine,Social Organisation of Knowledge,Science policy,Innovation,Life Sciences | Attic - Room A1 Chisholm House High School Yards +44(0)131 650 6396 Niki.Vermeulen@ed.ac.uk |
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Faye Wade | Career Development Fellow (Energy and Society) | Climate change and energy policy,Heat,Domestic energy,Building professionals,Technology and society | B1 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6399 Faye.Wade@ed.ac.uk |
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Andrew Watkins | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Science,technology and development,National innovation systems,Global Health Policy,Regional development,Entrepreneurship and regional development,Regulation and innovation,Inclusive innovation,Institutional capacity building,Entrepreneurial finance,Intermediaries and knowledge exchange | 2.07 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards Andrew.Watkins@ed.ac.uk |
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Robin Williams | Director, Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies; Research Adviser, and Postgraduate Research Adviser, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies Subject Group | Room 2.09 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 650 6387 Robin.Williams@ed.ac.uk |
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Mark Winskel | Senior Chancellor's Research Fellow on Energy Innovation | sociology of energy innovation,expertise and interdisciplinarity,sociotechnical system change,energy policy and politics,research-policy exchange,energy organisations and institutions,innovation systems | F3 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0)131 651 4086 Mark.Winskel@ed.ac.uk |
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Mark T. O. Wong | Research Assistant | Big data,Social network analysis,Digital Sociology,Data Science,History of science and technology,Social Data Science,social media,bioinformatics,Social Policy,API,digital age,Bibliometric,Digital Social Research | 2.07 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards 0131 650 4256 Tsun.On.Wong@ed.ac.uk |
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Steven Yearley | Professor of the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge | Environment,citizen science,Justice and environment,Environmental Sociology,Sociology of knowledge and science,Sustainability,Sociology of Climate Change | 2.06 Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards +44 (0)131 651 4747 steve.yearley@ed.ac.uk |
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Peter Zeniewski | Chancellor's Fellow, Energy and Society | energy security,energy politics,Energy policy,EU Energy Policy,natural gas | F3 Chisholm House High School Yards +44 (0) 131 651 1396 Peter.Zeniewski@ed.ac.uk |