MA Wilding

Mark has a strong track record of producing internationally excellent and world leading research. His work spans policy areas including employment, housing, social care, and social enterprise, and draws upon qualitative and quantitative methods. He has written more than 50 research outputs, including many peer-reviewed articles, published in highly-ranked journals. Prior to joining the University in 2014, he worked as an Assistant Professor in South Korea, where he received awards for the quality of both his research and teaching. During this time, he was International Officer of the Seoul Association for Public Administration and on the editorial team of the journal ‘Korean Society and Public Administration’. His national and international research profile has led to posts of External Examiner at the International University of Japan, and the universities of Brighton and Chester. He is Programme Leader of the Higher Apprenticeship in Housing Policy and Practice. This role requires drawing on knowledge and networks established through research projects to inform programme development and delivery in accordance with Industry Collaboration Zone principles. He has led and contributed to numerous research and evaluation projects. Along with work for charities and local government, he has conducted research for the Welsh Government; Department of Work and Pensions; Oxfam; the Korean National Assembly Budget Office; the Big Lottery Fund; and the Economic and Social Research Council. A key factor which underlies this work is improving the standards of professional practice, which Mark aims to continue to develop through future national and international research projects.