Featured academics
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David Hannah
Hannah holds the world's first UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and links hydrology with climate science to understand floods, droughts and water security under climate change. Named among Reuters' top climate scientists, he leads international partnerships that inform sustainable freshwater management from UK rivers to communities across the Global South.
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay
Bandyopadhyay directs Birmingham's Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing and applies economic theory to political economy and crime policy. Winner of the Duncan Black Prize, he works with police forces, think tanks and the UKRI policing centres of excellence to translate game theoretic and empirical evidence into practical public policy.
John R. Bryson
Bryson, founder of Birmingham's City-REDI institute, studies how firms, services and expertise organise production across places, from West Midlands manufacturing to Norwegian design services. His work on regional economies and platform commerce shapes local industrial strategy debates and connects business school research directly with city and regional policymakers.