Topic: Culture, history & language
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26 February, 2020Jon Wardle
Jon is the Director of the National Film and Television School. Prior to that he was the Deputy Director & Director of Curriculum & Registrar from 2012 -2017. Jon is the author of a number of papers and book chapters on film and media education as well as co-editor of the book ‘Current Perspectives in […]
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Dr Mick Walters
Gained an HND in Computer Aided Engineering in 1988, MSc in Neural Networks and Robotics in 1993 and PhD in Human-Robot Interaction in 2008. His research interests include Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), in particular research into robot appearances and how they should behave in order to be acceptable and facilitate interaction with people. Previously, he has […]
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Paul Christopher Walton
Paul was born in Walsall in 1955, and from an early age displayed an odd capacity for learning dates. Despite being warned that studying history would lead nowhere, he went on to spend three fantastic years at Brasenose College, Oxford learning about the Tudors and found that this particular road would actually take him to […]
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Gill Walton
Gill Walton is Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), one of the world’s oldest and largest midwifery organisations, representing the majority of the UK’s midwives. Gill is a passionate midwife, experienced midwifery leader and NHS manager. She started nursing at University College Hospital, and then undertook Midwifery training at […]
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Professor Robin Walker
Robin Walker is an academic psychologist with particular interests in studying the human brain. He is a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London where he has been since 1997. Prior to this Robin worked in the Department of Neuroscience at Charing Cross Hospital (now Imperial College) […]
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Sir Peter Wall
Peter has completed a full career in the British Army, retiring as its Chief in 2015. He led the Army’s most significant transformation programme for decades, whilst sustaining its operational focus. He is now CEO of Amicus, a specialist leadership consultancy. He has extensive experience of dealing with British and foreign governments at the highest […]
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Richard Walker OBE
Born in Chester in 1980, Richard graduated in geography from Durham University and then qualified as a chartered surveyor. He developed his own property businesses in Poland and the UK before joining Iceland, the company founded by his father Malcolm, in 2012. Richard spent his first year with the business as a full-time shelf-stacker and […]
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Julie Waddell
Successful Ex-Founder of a high growth FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) brand. Now a High Growth Innovation Consultant, Strategist, Virgin Startup Mentor, Broadcaster, Speaker and EIS Investor. After a corporate career at British Airways and as a BBC Broadcaster and Journalist along with several roles in University Marketing and Corporate Relations, Julie Founded Moorish Ltd, […]
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Robert Wainwright
Family business background and dyslexic, after taking himself back to college to gain a business degree Rob spent most of his career working for European companies as CEO/MD of their UK&I subsidiaries, and included overseas sourcing and travel (Europe, USA, Far East). Keen on outdoor activities Rob has climbed in the Himalayas (Ama Dablam) and […]
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Johannes von Stumm
1959 born in Munich, 1980 – 83 Law and Politics at University Munich !984 – 89 Studies sculpture at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, München, Diploma 1995 Move to England 1997 Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors 2003 Founding member of Sculpture Network (Europe) 2004 Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors […]