Policy Research Coordinator

Patrick has been acting as Lecturer in the History of the Celtic-Speaking Peoples in the Department for Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge for 2023. He recently submitted his PhD, which focussed on early Irish ecclesiastical history (for his academic profile see here).

Patrick participated in the Science and Policy Exchange, working with Cambridgeshire County Council to recommend policies to support young people leaving care in Cambridgeshire. This experience ignited his interest in the role of evidence and academic research in policy development and implementation.

Subsequently, he took up a Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. As part of this he liaised with academic, governmental, and third sector stakeholders to create a peer-reviewed POSTnote (four-page research briefing) for MPs and Peers on ‘Upskilling and Retraining the Adult Workforce’ (2021). Patrick is also a Research Assistant in Applied History at the Centre for Geopolitics.