Research expertise
The Centre for Public Policy is the doorway to policy research and expertise at the University of Glasgow.
We have access to knowledge, insights and expertise in a broad range of public policy areas, through our core team, senior fellows, and a network of more than 100 Affiliated Researchers - individuals who work closely with the Centre but whose primary affiliation is elsewhere in the University of Glasgow.
We've arranged that expertise into six broad categories below, which align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Working towards these goals is key commitment of the University of Glasgow.
Media enquiries
Researchers on this page can provide insights and expertise in their policy areas to policymakers and the media.
Contact us
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss any of our outputs or connect with our researchers: public-policy@glasgow.ac.uk.
Justice and rights
This group of researchers explore how justice, rights, and legal systems shape fair and inclusive societies. Their expertise is broad, spanning from children's rights to international law, criminal justice, prisons, and legal reform. Their work supports progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 16.
Sustainable Development Goals
See our experts in Justice and rights
Governance and politics
Researchers in this category examine how governance, political systems, and institutional change can support more effective, inclusive, and accountable societies. Their expertise is broad, from elections and democracy, defence and security, to AI governance, peacebuilding, and public services. Their work largely drives forward Sustainable Development Goal 17.
Sustainable Development Goals
See our experts in Governance and politics
- Professor Adina Dudau
- Professor Ariadne Vromen
- Professor Anja Neundorf
- Professor Bernhard Reinsberg
- Professor Christopher Carman
- Dr Clementine Hill O'Connor
- Dr Fred Paxton
- Dr Ian C. Elliott
- Dr Jaylan Azer
- Professor Kezia Dugdale
- Lucille Tetley-Brown
- Professor Nicola McEwen
- Dr Nikolas Kirby
- Dr Nour Ghadban
- Dr Paul Reilly
- Dr Rhys Crilley
- Professor Sergi Pardos-Prado
- Dr Timothy Peacock
- Professor Yannis Tsalavoutas
Health and social policy
These researchers explore how health and social policies can reduce inequality, improve wellbeing, and build resilient communities.Their work covers a wide range of issues from poverty and public health, to gambling harms, disability, inequality, and more. Their work contributes to the delivery of UN Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 3, and 10.
Sustainable Development Goals
See our experts in Health and social policy
- Professor Annette Hastings
- Professor Andrea Williamson
- Professor Ben Colburn
- Professor Charlotte Pearson
- Dr Claire MacRae
- Dr Dan Fisher
- Dr Daria Ukhova
- Dr David Blane
- Professor David Conway
- Dr David Walsh
- Dr Eleanor Grieve
- Dr Ellen Bishop
- Professor Ellen Stewart
- Professor Emilie Combet
- Dr Emma Laurie
- Dr Fabiola Creed
- Dr Frederick Ho
- Dr Gillian Fergie
- Dr Harvey Humphrey
- Professor Heather Wardle
- Professor Honghan Wu
- Dr Jana Anderson
- Dr Jane Cullingworth
- Dr Jessica Enright
- Professor Jim Lewsey
- Dr Jo Inchley
- Jo Winterbottom
- Dr Jonathan Stokes
- Professor Kirstin Mitchell
- Professor Kate O'Donnell
- Professor Laurence Moore
- Louise Lawson
- Michal Shimonovich
- Dr Nai Rui Chng
- Dr Michael Howcroft
- Professor Nasar Meer
- Dr Paula Karlsson-Brown
- Professor Peter Craig
- Professor Petra Meier
- Professor Rosalind Searle
- Professor Ruth Dundas
- Professor Ruth Patrick
- Sarah Tipping
- Professor Sayantan Ghosal
- Dr Serena Pattaro
- Professor Sharon Wright
- Dr Simon Walker
- Dr Thomas Rochow
Economy and infrastructure
Researchers in this group investigate the systems and strategies that support resilient economies and sustainable infrastructure. This includes expertise in housing policy, creative and cultural development, digital innovation, placemaking, and more; contributing to the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, and 12.
Sustainable Development Goals
See our experts in Economy and infrastructure
- Dr David Waite
- Professor Emeritus Duncan Maclennan
- Dr Ewan Gibbs
- Dr Franziska Paul
- Professor Graeme Roy
- Dr Helen Traill
- Dr Inge Ejbye Sørensen
- Professor Jayita Sarkar
- Dr Katherine Champion
- Professor Kenneth Gibb
- Dr Lauren Tuckerman
- Dr Lynn Wilson
- Dr Maha Rafi Atal
- Dr Mark Wong
- Dr Mingshu Wang
- Professor Rebecca Madgin
- Dr Rhys Williams
- Dr Richard Osborne
- Professor Sarah Cook
- Dr Saurabh Lall
- Professor Sreevas Sahasranamam
- Dr Ula Furgal
Education and work
This group brings together expertise on education and work, from media literacy and labour markets to gender and entrepreneurship, education policy, and just transition. Their research supports progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 8.
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate and the environment
Focused on the environmental challenges that shape our planet’s future, this group of researchers have broad expertise spanning climate change, the circular economy, food sustainability, urban policy, and climate politics and misinformation, and more.
Their work advances the aims of UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 13, 14, and 15.
Sustainable Development Goals
See our experts in Climate and the environment
- Dr Abraham Zhang
- Dr Ajaz Ahmed
- Professor Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay
- Honorary Professor Cecilia Tortajada
- Dr David Bailey
- Dr Emma Lawlor
- Dr Hannah Salamon
- Professor Jaime Toney
- Professor Jing Yao
- Professor João Porto de Albuquerque
- Professor Jude Robinson
- Dr Jun Young Cheong
- Dr Katherine Simpson
- Dr Lluis de Nadal
- Dr Michelle Bloor
- Dr Miza Moreau
- Professor Patrick Bayer
- Tianyi Tang
