Manchester expert appointed as Crime and Justice Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead
The University’s Dr Ruth Lamont has been appointed as the new Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead (TRL) for Crime and Justice.
She will be joining a cohort of 8 top researchers, selected by The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), who will play a crucial role in bringing research and innovation to the forefront of Government decision-making.
This is part of an expansion of the successful TRL pilot program which ran between January 2023 and Summer 2024, now covering six additional research areas.
Ruth will be based in the Home Affairs, Human Rights, Equalities and Justice Hub in the House of Commons with links to the House of Commons Library, and the relevant Select Committees, including Justice, Home Affairs and Women and Equalities. The role will see her work for three days each week in parliament while continuing her role within the University.
Other appointments include:
- AI and Digital – Dr Varuna De Silva, Loughborough University (New position)
- Arts and Humanities – Dr Helen McCabe, University of Nottingham (New position)
- Business, Economics and Trade – Dr Jane Parry, University of Southampton (New position)
- Climate and Environment – Dr Andrew Russell, Queen Mary University London
- Health – David Strain, Dr University of Exeter (New position)
- International Affairs and National Security – Dr Leslie-Anne Duvic-Paoli, King’s College London
- Transport – Dr Louise Reardon, University of Birmingham (New position)
For those interested in learning more about Ruth’s research, you can visit her Pure profile, or alternatively read about her work with colleagues at Essex on the role of Commissioners for the Victims’ Commissioner:
- Constitutional powers of the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales
