Nexus team

James Wilsdon is Director of the Nexus Network and leads its core team. Now based at the University of Sheffield, he is Professor of Research Policy in the Department of Politics, and Director of Impact and Engagement for the Faculty of Social Sciences. He is also Chair of the Campaign for Social Science, and was formerly Director of Science Policy at the Royal Society.

Andy Stirling is a Professor of Science & Technology Policy in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, and Co-Director of the ESRC STEPS Centre. Andy will facilitate the Nexus Network's methodologies stream, and will lead the green technologies and transformations thematic workshop.

Fiona Marshall is Professor of Environment and Development in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex. Fiona is a specialist in the design, management and implementation of interdisciplinary research and engagement initiatives.

Dr Gemma Cranston works in the business platforms team at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Gemma is responsible for recruitment and ongoing engagement of companies around nexus themes, and organisation of the Nexus Network thematic workshop on ecological thresholds.

Professor Ian Bateman OBE, is Director of the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, at the University of Exeter. Ian's research seeks to value the true cost of pollution and the true worth of environmental improvements. Ian will lead on the Nexus Network workshop on values and valuation.

Dr Jake Reynolds is the Director of Business Platforms at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. In this role he is responsible for enabling business leaders to identify system-level solutions to sustainability problems. Jake oversees business involvement in the Nexus Network.

Professor Lyla Mehta is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and is an Adjunct Professor at Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Lyla will lead development of the Nexus Network workshop on resources & conflicts.

Martin Roberts is Director of the University of Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform, a global business initiative. Martin is responsible for recruitment and ongoing engagement of companies around nexus themes, and organisation of the Nexus Network thematic workshop on ecological thresholds.

Saurabh Arora is a senior lecturer in technology and innovation for development in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at University of Sussex. In new research, Saurabh and colleagues are developing practice-based approaches to the governance of nexus challenges. He will organise the Nexus Network workshop on urbanisation.