Our People

We are a multidisciplinary collective of 100+ people who share a desire for tackling the challenges that shape our environment and our economy.

Discover more about the people behind Future Island-Island.

We are a multidisciplinary collective of 100+ academics, practitioners and industry experts who share a desire for tackling the challenges that shape our environment and economy.

Project Management Team

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Professor Justin Magee

Principal Investigator

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Cali Plahe

Project Delivery Manager

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Gillian Colhoun

Business Development Manager

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Uchenna Kanu Okoro

Project Co-ordinator

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Amber Wilson

Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator

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Cheryl O’Connell

Project Administrator

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Aidan O’Neill

Photographer and Videographer PhD Placement

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Jonny Lynn

Multimedia Designer

Co-Investigators

Partner Organisations

Work Package Leads

Work Package 1

  • Professor Justin Magee | Ulster University
  • Dr Susann Power | Ulster University
  • Professor Ian Montgomery | Ulster University

Work Package 2

  • Dr Henry Melki | Ulster University
  • Dr Jessica Bates | Ulster University

Work Package 3

  • Professor Greg Keeffe | Queen’s University Belfast
  • Dr Emma Campbell | Queen’s University Belfast

Work Package 4

  • Professor Tom Jefferies | Queen’s University Belfast
  • Professor Raffaella Folli | Ulster University

Work Package 5

  • Dr Brian Dixon | Ulster University
  • Professor Lucy Kimbell | University of Arts London
  • Dr Michael Pierre Johnston (Glasgow School of Art)