Malcolm von Schantz FLS (born May 1966) is a professor of chronobiology at Northumbria University. His research relates to circadian rhythms and sleep in human beings and its molecular determinants. [1] He is a Special Visiting Scientist at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine and a fellow of the Linnean Society. [2] He is part of the international team that determined that urbanisation and electricity are not to blame for sleep loss. [3] [4]