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Our core team members alphabetically are:
Our core team members alphabetically are:
Carmen Clayton - Professor of Family and Cultural Dynamics at Leeds Trinity University
Carmen Clayton - Professor of Family and Cultural Dynamics at Leeds Trinity University
Rafe Clayton - Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leeds
Rafe Clayton - Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leeds
Richard James - Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham
Richard James - Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham
Amy Sheppard - Reader in Optometry at Aston University
Amy Sheppard - Reader in Optometry at Aston University
James Wolffsohn - Professor of Optometry at Aston University
James Wolffsohn - Professor of Optometry at Aston University
The team have a wealth of combined experience in contributing to policy debates and have successfully submitted over 20 written pieces of evidence to UK Parliament Select Committee inquiries leading to invites to provide oral evidence on three occasions (2021, 2022, 2023). We have contributed to UK Parliament POSTnote reports, regularly been invited to meetings with MPs, been involved in direct ministerial communication and presented to APPGs/All Party Parliamentary Groups (2015, 2022, 2025) and other Government Agencies (2021). Policy figures have been directly involved in our outputs, such as keynote speeches and media contributions.
The team have a wealth of combined experience in contributing to policy debates and have successfully submitted over 20 written pieces of evidence to UK Parliament Select Committee inquiries leading to invites to provide oral evidence on three occasions (2021, 2022, 2023). We have contributed to UK Parliament POSTnote reports, regularly been invited to meetings with MPs, been involved in direct ministerial communication and presented to APPGs/All Party Parliamentary Groups (2015, 2022, 2025) and other Government Agencies (2021). Policy figures have been directly involved in our outputs, such as keynote speeches and media contributions.
Our work is cited within reports by Parliament Committees (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), APPGs (2020, 2024), POSTnotes (2021,2022) and other government publications (e.g. PHE 2019, The Child Safeguarding Practice and Review Panel, 2021). Of particular note to this tender are significant written and oral contributions to the Education Committee’s ‘Screen Time: Impacts on Education and Wellbeing’ report in 2024. Wider societal benefit can be seen through our contributions to public debate and understanding.
Our work is cited within reports by Parliament Committees (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), APPGs (2020, 2024), POSTnotes (2021,2022) and other government publications (e.g. PHE 2019, The Child Safeguarding Practice and Review Panel, 2021). Of particular note to this tender are significant written and oral contributions to the Education Committee’s ‘Screen Time: Impacts on Education and Wellbeing’ report in 2024. Wider societal benefit can be seen through our contributions to public debate and understanding.
The team regularly attracts media interest nationally and internationally (e.g., The Guardian, BBC, Metro, I-News, The Telegraph, Aljazeera). We have experience of wider public engagement through exhibitions such as the Royal Society Summer Exhibition (2008, 2018, 2020) contributing broadly to society though our work, - for instance Wolffsohn co-founded the dry eye association charity in the UK and with Sheppard, have established the Aston University Dry Eye and Digital Eye Strain clinics and launched the MyDryEye app for patients (2023).
The team regularly attracts media interest nationally and internationally (e.g., The Guardian, BBC, Metro, I-News, The Telegraph, Aljazeera). We have experience of wider public engagement through exhibitions such as the Royal Society Summer Exhibition (2008, 2018, 2020) contributing broadly to society though our work, - for instance Wolffsohn co-founded the dry eye association charity in the UK and with Sheppard, have established the Aston University Dry Eye and Digital Eye Strain clinics and launched the MyDryEye app for patients (2023).
As such, our work has influenced the work of academics and professionals across the private, public and third sector. This includes research uptake and use, helping to develop research champions within organisations, facilitating staff training, development of training materials, stimulating and informing a change of professional thinking, and better delivery of provision. We have enabled professional networking opportunities and new connections between professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders from our work.
As such, our work has influenced the work of academics and professionals across the private, public and third sector. This includes research uptake and use, helping to develop research champions within organisations, facilitating staff training, development of training materials, stimulating and informing a change of professional thinking, and better delivery of provision. We have enabled professional networking opportunities and new connections between professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders from our work.
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