Merryn Gott joined the University of Auckland in 2009 as Professor of Health Sciences in the School of Nursing. Her PhD is in gerontology and over the last 12 years she has developed an international programme of research exploring palliative and end of life care for older people. She currently holds grants from the Department of Health, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Economic and Social Research Council, BUPA, as well as local charities. She has published over 70 journal articles and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Progress in Palliative Care and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).

Christine Ingleton is Professor of Palliative Care Nursing in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Sheffield. She has contributed to 30 research grants and awards totalling over L3.5 million. She has published over 90 outputs in peer reviewed journals and contributed to 6 books on health services research. She has edited 2 best-selling research based textbooks on end of life care.
Christine is Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She currently serves on the British Journal of Community Nursing and the British Medical Journal (Supportive and Palliative Care).

Sarah Barnes, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK
Robert Binstock, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Kevin Brazil, Division of Palliative Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Habib Chaudhury, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada Joachim
Cohen, End-of-life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Luc Deliens, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Murna Downs, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK
Katherine Froggatt, School of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Clare Gardiner, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK
Barbara Gomes, Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK
Merryn Gott, School of Nursing, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Gunn Grande, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, UK l Barbara Hanratty, School of Population, Community & Behavioural Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK l Meg Hegarty, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Australia
Irene J. Higginson, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London and Cicely Saunders International, UK
Jo Hockley, St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK
Andrew M. Ibrahim, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Christine Ingleton, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK
John Keady, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, UK
Orla Keegan, The Irish Hospice Foundation, Ireland
Allan Kellehear, Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK
Jonathan Koffman, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK
Philip Larkin, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Ireland & Our Lady's Hospice, Dublin
Liz Lloyd, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK
Jennifer Lyle, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Sinead McGilloway, Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
Koen Meeussen, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Scott A. Murray Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health Sciences: General Practice, University of Edinburgh, UK
Mike Nolan, Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK
Margaret O'Connor, Palliative Care Research Team, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia
Deborah Parker, UQ/Blue Care Research and Practice Development Centre, University of Queensland, Australia
Sheila Payne, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK
Sabine Pleschberger, Department of Palliative Care and Organisational Ethics, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Klagenfurt, Vienna, Austria
Gloria Puurveen, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Elisabeth Reitinger, IFF Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, Vienna, Austria
Amanda Roberts, Department of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
Jackie Robinson, Palliative Care Services, Auckland District Health Board, New Zealand
Bruce Rumbold, Palliative Care Unit, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia
Tony Ryan, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK
Anita Sargeant, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK
Jane Seymour, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK
Neil Small, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK
Lieve Van den Block, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; and Department of General Practice, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
John A. Vincent, Department of Sociology and Philosophy, University of Exeter, UK