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Profile Articles Activity Matthew Flinders is Professor of Politics and Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre at the University of Sheffield. He former roles include Chair of
President of the Political Studies Association (2014-2017), ESRC Board Member (2017-2020) and Chair of the Universities Policy Engagement Network (2020-2023). He has also served as a special
adviser in both the House of Lords and House of Commons, and in June 2020 he published a national review of research leadership capacity in the UK - Fit for the Future. A major follow-up
report was published by the Higher Education Policy Institute in November 2022 and Prof. Flinders continues to work with UKRI and a number of research funders in relation to talent
management and leadership development strategies. A former winner of the Harrison Prize (2002), the Richard Rose Prize (2004), WJM Mackenzie Prize (2009) and the Sam Aaronovitch Memorial
Prize (2012), Prof. Flinders is the author or editor of fourteen books and over 200 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters. He has also written and presented a number of
documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and is a regular contributor to the Times Higher. EXPERIENCE EDUCATION HONOURS FRSA, Academician, Academy of Social Sciences