- Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar (born 1951) is a London-based writer who specializes in topics dealing with the future of Islam, as well as Islamic science and technology. He often writes columns in "The Observer", a British Sunday newspaper and "New Statesman", a weekly magazine. Currently he is a visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies, Department of Arts Policy and Management at City University, London and has published over 40 books on various aspects of Islam, … - Panayiotis Zaphiris
Panayiotis Zaphiris is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. Before joining City University, he was a researcher at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University from where he also got his Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). His research interests lie in HCI with an emphasis on inclusive design and social aspects of computing and internet related research (web usability, … - Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade is Professor of Journalism at London’s City University and has been a media commentator since 1992, most notably for "The Guardian". He also writes a column for the London "Evening Standard". He has been a journalist for 41 years and has worked for most of Britain’s national newspapers. He was editor of the "Daily Mirror" (1990-91), … - Alan Sugar
Sir Alan Michael Sugar is an English businessman. After leaving school at 16, Sugar started selling car aerials and electrical goods out of a van he had bought with his savings of £100. He now has an estimated fortune of £830m. and was ranked 84th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2007. Despite being best known as a technology businessman, most of Sugar's wealth now derives from his property portfolio in Mayfair, rather than business ventures. - Denis Smalley
Denis Arthur Smalley is a composer of sophisticated electronic music. He initially composed onto tape, but as early as the 1980s realised his works using computer software. Source sounds for his works may come from the environment – and are often the starting point for his pieces – but he may also develop highly sophisticated timbres from scratch using computer software. - Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson (born 1959) is a British journalist and academic. Educated at Oxford University (Balliol) and the London College of Printing, Anderson was a member of the libertarian socialist group Solidarity, deputy editor of "European Nuclear Disarmament Journal" (1984-87), reviews editor of "Tribune" (1986-91), editor of "Tribune" (1991-93), deputy editor of the "New Statesman" (1993-96), … - Steven Haberman
Steven Haberman (born 26 June 1951) is the professor of Actuarial science and a senior administrator at City University, London. He was educated at Ilford County High School, Trinity College, Cambridge (MA) and City University (PhD, DSc). - David Heath
David William St. John Heath CBE (born March 16, 1954) British politician. He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome and is the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of state for Justice and Lord Chancellor.He ran for the deputy leadership of the Liberal Democrats in 2006 and came third in the first round. David Heath was born in Westbury-sub-Mendip in the Mendip Hills of Somerset and was educated at the Millfield School, … - Marcel Berlins
Marcel Berlins is a legal commentator who is best known for his weekly column in "The Guardian" newspaper. He is also a lecturer in media law at City University, London. He was the presenter of BBC Radio 4's legal programme "Law in Action" and retired after 15 years in 2004. He was born in France and voted in the 2007 French presidential election. In his "Guardian" column on February 15th 2006 Marcel said of Wikipedia that it had, "an open door policy, … - Michael Fish
Michael Fish (born April 27, 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a retired weather forecaster, most known for his BBC Weather television presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. Schooled at the John Lyon School in Harrow and a graduate of City University, London, Fish was the longest serving weather presenter on British television, taking up the role in 1974. - David Marks
David Marks is a psychologist and professor at City University in London, UK. After completing his PhD at Sheffield University he migrated to New Zealand where he taught at the University of Otago. In 1986 he returned to the UK as Head of the School of Psychology at Middlesex Polytechnic before moving to City University in 2000. He founded and edits the Journal of Health Psychology (Who's Who, 2007). - David Leigh
David Leigh is a British journalist, author and editor. He has been one of Britain's leading investigative journalists since the 1970s, and with his 1988 book "The Wilson Plot" he did much to increase public interest in alleged attempts by the British security services and others to destabilise Harold Wilson's government in the 1970s. His 1995 TV documentary for World in Action, "Jonathan of Arabia", … - Syed Kamall
Syed Salah Kamall (born February 15, 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for London. Kamall was born and brought up in London. He is married with two children. He was educated at the Latymer School, Edmonton. He has a degree from the University of Liverpool, a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a PhD from City University, London. - Brendan Barber
Brendan Barber (b. 3 April 1951, Southport, Lancashire) has been the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) since June 2003. He was educated at St Mary's College, Sefton, an independant day school, and City University, where he earned a BA Hons in social sciences in 1974. He spent a year as a researcher for the Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products Industry Training Board. In 1975 he got his first job at the TUC as a policy officer. - Gary Younge
Gary Younge (born 1969 in Hitchin, UK) is a journalist and author, born to immigrant parents from Barbados. Younge read French and Russian at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He went on to study at City University, London where he gained a Post-graduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism in 1993. Younge is a columnist for "The Guardian" and is currently the newspaper's New York City correspondent. - Ebrahim Moosa
Ebrahim E.I. Moosa is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Religion and Director of the Center for Study of Muslim Networks at Duke University. Moosa earned his `alimiyya degree in Islamic and Arabic studies from Darul Uloom Nadwatul `Ulama, one of India's foremost Islamic seminaries in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He also has a BA degree from Kanpur University, and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the City University in London. - Kirsty Lang
Kirsty Lang (born 1962) is a British journalist and broadcaster currently working for the BBC. Lang first joined the BBC as a graduate trainee in 1986, having gained an MA in Journalism from City University, London following a degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics. In 1989 she became a Central European correspondent for the World Service and later a reporter on the BBCs "Newsnight". - John Brignell
John Brignell, Ph.D., is a retired Professor of Industrial Instrumentation who has a part-time interest in debunking the use of what he sees as poor science and false statistics in media. John Brignell was educated at Stationers' Company's School and began his career as an apprentice at STC. He studied at Northampton Engineering College (which became the City University, London) and took the degrees of BSc(Eng) and PhD of the University of London. - Peter Preston
Peter Preston is a British journalist and author. Born May 23, 1938 in Leicestershire, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford, where he edited the student paper "Cherwell". He has received honorary degrees from the City University, London and the University of Leicester (2003). He joined "The Guardian" in 1963 and was editor for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995. - Roy Batchelor
Roy A. Batchelor is HSBC Professor of Banking and Finance in the Sir John Cass Business School of the City University, London. Before joining City University in 1977, Roy Batchelor worked as a government scientist, and as a forecaster at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Professor Batchelor's research focuses on economic and financial forecasting, rationality and behavioural finance, and risk management in financial markets. - James J. Greco
James J. Greco is the chief executive officer of Bruegger's Enterprises Inc., parent company of Bruegger's Bagel Bakeries, headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. Before joining Bruegger's, Greco was CEO of Fieldbrook Farms, Inc. from 1996 to 2002, a $100 million manufacturer of private label ice cream and frozen desserts. While at Fieldbrook Farms, Greco designed and executed a strategic plan to revive the company, doubling sales and increasing productivity. - Samira Ahmed
Samira Ahmed (born 1968) is a television newsreader and reporter best known for her work with the BBC. She is currently a reporter and newspresenter on Channel 4 News. She was born in London, Britain, and is married with two children. Ahmed was educated at Wimbledon High School, a girls' independent school in Wimbledon, London, and studied English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford between 1986 and 1989 (winning the Philip Geddes Journalism Prize during her time there), … - Syed Ali Raza
Syed Ali Raza is the President and Chairman of the National Bank of Pakistan. He has a B.Sc. Economic from the London School of Economics. He has a M.Sc Administrative Sciences from the London Graduate Business Center, City University, London. He holds a "Graduate Degree" from Government College, Lahore, Pakistan. Prior to joining the National Bank of Pakistan, Raza worked for Bank of America for 26 years. - Chloe Fox
Chloe Fox (born 1971) is an Australian politician, and the Labor member for the South Australian state electoral district of Bright. The daughter of Australian children's author, Mem Fox, Fox attended Blackwood High School in Adelaide's south and attended the University of Adelaide and the City University, London. She worked as a journalist for six years before becoming a secondary school teacher. Fox was involved in politics from a young age, … - Robert Birley
Sir Robert Birley (14 July, 1903-22 July, 1982) was an English educationalist who was headmaster of Charterhouse School, then Eton College, and an anti-Apartheid campaigner. Robert Birley began his career as a history teacher at Eton in 1926 and was then appointed headmaster of Charterhouse in 1935. During this time, he authored the Fleming Report, 1944, on the relationship between public schools and mainstream education. After World War Two, he became, in 1947, … - Adam Fleming
Adam Fleming is a Scottish news reporter, best known for his work on CBBC's news programme, "Newsround". He also reports for "Sportsround" and for BBC News 24. Educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School Glasgow from 1989 to 1998, as a teenager he had the opportunity to direct productions for the Scottish Youth Theatre, and then went on to Hertford College, … - John Loder
John Loder (April 7 1946 - August 12 2005) was a British sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT and co-founder of the Southern Records distribution company with his wife Sue. He was also the studio engineer of choice for Crass Records, and was often considered to be the bands' '9th member'. Loder died of a brain tumour. - Andrea Christofidou
Andrea Christofidou is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Keble College and Lecturer in Philosophy at Worcester College, Oxford. She has taught philosophy at the University of Oxford since 1992, and at Keble since 2001. She previously held lectureships at New College, Balliol, and Wadham College. In Oxford, she is best known for her undergraduate lectures on Descartes, which are widely regarded as lively and iconoclastic. She has published on the self, on the First Person, … - Ian Saville
Ian Saville (b.) is a British magician whose act incorporates ventriloquism and comedy. His performance is distinctive primarily for the fact that it is geared towards a comic form of socialist propaganda. He says of his act, "whereas David Copperfield is content with little tricks like making the Statue of Liberty disappear, I aim at the much more ambitious goal of making International Capitalism and exploitation disappear (though I haven't quite succeeded yet)". - Wilfrid Mellers
Wilfrid Mellers (born April 26, 1914) is an English music critic, musicologist and composer. From 1964 until 1981 he was founding professor and head of the Music Department at the University of York; he remains emeritus professor of music there. He also is an honorary fellow at Downing College, Cambridge. On July 12, 1981, he received an honorary degree of music from the City University, London. The 2004 York Late Music Festival opened with a weekend tribute to Mellers. - Sharon Mascall
Sharon Mascall (also known as Sharon Mascall-Dare) is a journalist, broadcaster and writer based in Adelaide, South Australia. Born in Hertfordshire, UK, in 1970, she studied Modern Languages at Wadham College, Oxford University before gaining a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City University, London. Sharon joined the BBC in 1993, where she produced and presented programmes for both television and radio, specialising in European affairs. - Alexandra de Scheel
Alexandra de Scheel is the daughter of Peter Michael de Scheel and his wife, née Princess Antoinette Maria Anna Magdalena Cecilie Georgine Reuss, of the House of Reuss. She graduated Institut Le Rosey in 2002, and is currently residing in London and attending City University. - Eric Moonman
Eric Moonman (born 29 April 1929, Liverpool) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Billericay 1966-70 and Basildon 1974-9. Moonman was educated at Liverpool and Manchester Universities and became a senior research fellow in the Department of Management Science at Manchester University. He was a councillor on Stepney Borough Council, serving as Council Leader until 1965, and on the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1964. - Andrew Dilnot
Andrew William Dilnot CBE (born 19 June 1960), economist and broadcaster, has been Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford since October 2002. He is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's series on numbers, "More or Less" and of documentaries for British television. Dilnot was Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002. He is an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford and of the Institute of Actuaries, … - Jeremiah Birnbaum
Jeremiah Birnbaum is a singer/songwriter; his music has been described as a combination of rock, folk, blues, country, and compared to such artists as Van Morrison,Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, and Mark Kozelek. Birnbaum currently resides in New York and is often seen touring solo, with his band, The Ramblers, or with a collection of fellow songwriters, known collectively as MercyDriver. These include Illinois' Kara Kulpa and Shelley Miller, … - Florin Popenţiu Vlădicescu
"'Florin Popenţiu Vlădicescu"' is a Romanian professor of Software Engineering. He was an associated professor at the Technical University of Bucharest and since the academic year of 1997/98, he has been appointed as "UNESCO professor" at the City University, London. Before that, he has been a visiting professor at a number of renowned European technical universities such as the ENST in Paris, the ETH in Zürich or The Technical University of Denmark. - Gillian Morgan
Dame Gillian Morgan was appointed as Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation in 2002, after a career in both medicine and management, including a period as Chief Executive of North and East Devon Health Authority. She has previously worked as a doctor in hospitals, general practice and public health, including as the Director of Public Health for Leicestershire. - Anjali Rao
Anjali Rao is a journalist and anchor of CNN International's news and business program "TalkAsia" since January 2006. Rao often co-anchors with Andrew Stevens live from CNN’s Asia headquarters in Hong Kong, her birthplace. Before joining CNN, Rao worked as a producer and reporter at Hong Kong's Wharf Cable Television and worked at Channel 7 in Melbourne, Australia. - Geoffrey Till
Professor Geoffrey Till, MA PhD FKC, is a British naval historian and Professor of Maritime Studies in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London. He completed his MA and PhD at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. He has taught at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in the Department of Systems Science at the City University, London, in the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and for the Open University. - Allan Birnbaum
Allan Birnbaum (May 27, 1923 - July 1, 1976) was an American statistician who contributed to statistical inference, foundations of statistics, statistical genetics, statistical psychology, and history of statistics. Birnbaum was born in San Francisco. His parents were Russian-born Orthodox Jews. He studied mathematics at the University of California, doing a premedical programme at the same time. After taking a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1945, …
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