Co-convenors: 

Dr Angelos Theocharis (angelos.theocharis@newcastle.ac.uk) 

Dr Scott Ashley (scott.ashley@newcastle.ac.uk) 

Dr Audrey Verma (audrey.verma@newcastle.ac.uk) 

Past convenors & current affiliations (2025)

• Prof. Andy Large, Professor in River Science, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University 
• Prof. Bernhard Malkmus, Professor of German and Environmental Humanities, New College, University of Oxford
• Dr Duika Burges Watson, Nature Recovery Ranger, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust 
• Dr Olivia McCann, Poet and Translator
• Dr Caroline Rae, Researcher, Accenture UK