Professor Linda Bauld, Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health, University of Edinburgh. Her work on tobacco control has had an international impact on smoking cessation measures;
Professor Christina Boswell, Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh. An international authority on immigration and refugee policy;
Professor Michael Burton, Professor of Psychology, University of York. An eminent cognitive psychologist, whose influential work has mainly addressed the issue of human face perception;
Professor Jane Duckett, Edward Caird Chair of Politics, University of Glasgow. A leading international authority on Chinese politics, including on health, social and welfare policy;
Professor Joanne Scott, Professor of European Law, European University Institute. A leading scholar in European Union law, especially European Union environmental law.