Amy Cortvriend is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Northampton. She has worked for various refugee charities to promote the rights of, and encourage empowerment for, people seeking safety in the UK.

Lucy Easthope is Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard at the University of Durham and Fellow in Mass Fatalities and Pandemics at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath.

Jenny Edkins is Honorary Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester and Emeritus Professor in the International Politics Department, Aberystwyth University.

Kandida Purnell is Associate Professor of International Relations at Richmond, The American International University in London.