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Conor studied biological sciences at the University of Oxford and holds an Msc (by research) in
biology from the University of York. He currently works as a biology tutor. Conor has been a
member of the Labour Party since 2015 and joined SfL during the COVID-19 pandemic to help with
reporting. Conor's main area of political interest is environmental protection, with a focus on
conservation and climate mitigation, but he is also interested in education and welfare policy.

Daniel is a behavioural ecologist and conservation biologist studying for a DPhil in Biology at the University of
Oxford. He completed a BA in Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford in 2019 and a MSc(Res) in
Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behaviour at the University of St. Andrews in 2020. Daniel has been a member
of the Labour Party since 2017, and of the UCU since 2019. His research focuses on how humans interact
with the environment in Lake Titicaca, influencing animal behaviour and the wider ecology of the Andes.
Daniel’s political interests include environmental policy both domestically and abroad, immigration policy, and
the role that science can have to bridge national divides.

Juna is a Assistant Professor in Physics at Northumbria University Newcastle, with research interests in Laser and
Maser technology. Before that, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London and had
a PhD from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia in Nonlinear Optics and Laser Physics. Apart
from her research and teaching, she is active in outreach and career talks in STEM, influencing the futures of younger generations. She currently Chairs the SfL Newcastle Central Branch and the Blakelaw Branch Labour
Party and serves as a Community Councillor. She has been recently elected as a Newcastle City Councillor in
the May 2022 local elections.

Sanjush holds an MRes which focused on biological ageing, and is currently completing his medical training at the University of Leeds. Sanjush has published 5 medical research papers, including a first-author Cochrane review. Sanjush's interests lie in metascience, the life sciences, and the intersection of technology and geopolitics.

Avesta is an experimental physicist and ecologist with further specialisations in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning engineering as well as contemporary German history. He also briefly pursued research in East German sociology at the University of Bonn in 2022. He joined the Labour Party in July 2019 and Scientists for Labour in 2020, and also serves as the Youth Officer for the Ealing Central and Acton Constituency Labour Party, and Chair for his local branch. He also stood as a candidate in the 2022 council elections.

Izzy is currently a Theoretical Chemistry PhD student at the University of Oxford, studying a Quantum Mechanical problem, known as Many-Body localisation. She is also a stipendiary lecturer of physical chemistry at Exeter College, Oxford. Izzy previously attended Oxford University both for her undergraduate degree (MChem, 2018) and masters degree (MSci, 2019). Izzy's main political interests are in Health, Science and Technology, and Education.

Devon studied physics and chemistry at Durham University, completing his MSci project in Density Functional Theory; he currently works at an Insurtech company. Devon joined the Labour Party in 2021 and is a member of Hackney South and Shoreditch CLP and the United Tech and Allied Workers branch of the CWU.

Paul is a mathematics and statistics student and a physics enthusiast currently working in financial regulation. He has ecnomics background, and has previously held roles in DESNZ working on biomass and nuclear Policy. He was heavily involved in Rachel's Blake's successful campaign to become Cities of London and Westminster's first Labour MP

Alex is studying for a PhD in Chemistry at Durham University, researching new methods for scaled
synthesis of nucleoside 5’-triphosphates and their application in gene synthesis. He previously studied
Chemistry (MChem, 2022) at Durham, where he completed a master’s project in chemical biology. Originally
from Northumberland, Alex has been a member of the Labour Party since 2015, and a member of Scientists for Labour since 2020. His main political interests are infrastructure, drug reform, justice, and the long-term future.

Noah Wescombe is an expert in climate resilience and food system risks. A graduate of the Universities of Oxford and Bristol with an economics and water science background, he currently works as a Climate Resilience Specialist at Cadlas, a technical advisory practice working with financial institutions on climate adaptation. Noah is also Head of Policy at the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED), an international non-profit focused on food system resilience. A long-term Labour Party member, he is passionate about improving institutional decision-making, and is a diehard supporter of open source science. Noah is a member of Labour First, and has previously worked with Young Fabians and the APPGFG.