{"id":14,"date":"2022-08-15T15:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sepal\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:52:30","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/sepal\/home\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group brgr promo-panel is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2023\/02\/inga-shcheglova-KFcgngGdceI-unsplash.jpg&apos;);background-position:64% 51%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-reverse-tablet is-reverse-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column light-bg promo-content has-palette-color-8-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">We are an interdisciplinary community from diverse backgrounds and research interests.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/people\/ana-bastida\">Dr Ana Bastida, University of Dundee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/people\/marie-beresford-dey\">Dr Marie Beresford-Dey (Chair), University of Dundee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/people\/rosamonde-birch\">Rosamonde Birch, University of Dundee<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosamondebirch.space\/\">Earth Wise Futures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/circulartayside.co.uk\/ambassador\/naomi-clarke-dundee-city-council\/\">Naomi Clarke, Dundee City Council &amp; 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