People
The Social Science Research Park (SPARK) involves academics and professionals from across the University.
Central contacts
Research centres and institutes
CASCADE: Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre
Centre for Innovation Policy Research

Professor Rick Delbridge
Professor of Organizational Analysis
- delbridger@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6644

Professor Gillian Bristow
Head of the School of Geography and Planning
- bristowg1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5388

Professor Kevin Morgan
Professor of Governance and Development
- morgankj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6090
DECIPHer: Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement

Professor Simon Murphy
Professor in Social Interventions and Health, Director DECIPHer and Lead for the Schools Health Research Network
- murphys7@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 79144
ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre
Hate Lab

Professor Matthew L. Williams
Chair in Criminology - School of Social Sciences, Director - ESRC Social Data Science Lab, Director - ESRC HateLab
- williamsm7@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44(0) 29 2087 4853
RemakerSpace Centre

Professor Aris A. Syntetos
Distinguished Research Professor, DSV Chair
- syntetosa@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6572

Dr Daniel Eyers
Deputy Head of Section (Learning & Teaching), Reader in Manufacturing Systems Management
- eyersdr@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4516

Peter Tuthill
Solutions Design Engineer
Social Data Science Lab

Professor Pete Burnap
Professor of Data Science & Cybersecurity
- burnapp@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6249

Professor Matthew L. Williams
Chair in Criminology - School of Social Sciences, Director - ESRC Social Data Science Lab, Director - ESRC HateLab
- williamsm7@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44(0) 29 2087 4853
WCPP: Wales Centre for Public Policy

Professor Steve Martin
Director, Wales Centre for Public Policy
- martinsj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5202

Dan Bristow
Director of Policy and Practise, Wales Centre for Public Policy
- bristowd@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 0325

Professor James Downe
Professor of Public Policy and Management, Director of Research, Wales Centre for Public Policy
- downej@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5298
Welsh Economy Research Unit

Professor Max Munday
Director of Welsh Economy Research Unit
- mundaymc@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5089
WISERD: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data & Methods
Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health

Professor Frances Rice
Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
- ricef2@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 8384

Professor Stephan Collishaw
Personal Chair, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
- collishaws@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 8436
Y Lab

Rob Ashelford
Co-Lead and Head of Y Lab (Programmes)
- rob.ashelford@nesta.org.uk
- +44 (0)29 2251 0127