Ewa A. Duda-Mikulin is a Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant in Social Policy at the University of Salford. Duda-Mikulin's research explores Accession 8 (A8) migration to the United Kingdom with particular reference to the role of gender in the migratory process. She is also interested in the impacts of A8 migration on the United Kingdom and Poland. Duda-Mikulin is an Associate Editorial Board Member for Sociological Research Online ().
Luke Sloan is Professor and Deputy Director of the Social Data Science Lab and reader at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. His research focuses on understanding what social media can tell us about the social world, with a particular emphasis on data linkage and ethics.