Belinda Heys & Neil Ravenscroft

Belinda Heys is a consultant, researcher and coach. Since 2007 she has collaborated with the Botin Foundation on a number of projects on the themes of creativity and social and emotional education. She worked with Christopher Clouder and the Foundation to foster the work of the Platform for Innovation in Education, as a researcher, author, editor and project co-ordinator. She has a particular interest in the connections between nature, well-being and creativity & co-authored a chapter on this theme with Dr Neil Ravenscroft of the University of Brighton for the book Good Morning Creativity.

Dr. Neil Ravenscroft: is a professor of Land Economy and Director of Postgraduate Studies, Science and Engineering at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom. He has over 25 years of experience in researching subjects relating to the creative sector, natural resources, community development and relationships between people and nature. In addition to his work in the academic sphere and in policy development, he also directs Tablehurst Farm, a community-owned farm in the southeast of England, and Plumpton College, an institution that specialises in land-based subjects, located near Brighton in England.