Jessica Sutherland

The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities with an acknowledged reputation for excellence in research and teaching, for innovation, and for links with business and industry. It was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand access to higher education. Warwick has around 22,700 students and 2,300 academic staff. Warwick regularly ranks in the top 10 in all major rankings of British universities, and is in the top 80 worldwide. In the 2014 Research Assessment Exercise, Warwick was ranked seventh overall in the UK, with 87% of the University’s research rated as 3* (internationally excellent) or 4* (world leading). Warwick is committed to delivering world-class Research Excellence in all disciplines and to be a leader in interdisciplinary research. The Interdisciplinary Ethics Research Group at the University of Warwick, lead by Professor Keith Hyams, has a substantial track record in democratic innovation, participatory democracy, the ethics of Artificial Intelligence, big data, and emerging technology, security ethics, research ethics, ethics in climate change, just transitions, and ethics in global development. Professor Hyams has led and participated in many European and other funded research projects and has published a large number of peer reviewed articles. In 2015 he was awarded the Inaugural Sanders Prize in Political Philosophy, one of the most prestigious awards in his field. He has held visiting positions at the University of Toronto, the University of Louvain, and the University of Oxford. His policy work includes advising a broad range of NGOs, businesses, and government bodies, including advising the UK Cabinet Office and the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport. He has worked closely on climate and development issues with city governments and local organisations. He has strong links to a number of African research and policy partners. Contact: k.d.hyams@warwick.ac.uk