Otago comes to Strathclyde 

Professor Andrew Perchard, University of Otago, New Zealand, and Birkbeck, University of London, has been a visiting researcher in the Centre for the Political Economy of Labour (CPEL) within the Department of Work, Employment & Organisation (WEO) since February.  

A former SBS staff member (History and then Department of Management/ Department of Strategy & Organisation) and Strathclyde graduate (PhD, 2005), Andy has been collaborating with Dr Darren McGuire and Professor Dora Scholarios, along with other colleagues.  During his visit, he has been delivering a series of workshops on developing a sustainable research agenda as part of the Supporting Good Research initiative, working with researchers from across the School, while Dr McGuire and he launched a special issue they'd co-edited (along with WEO PhD student Anya Kaufman and including a contribution from Dr Pratima Sambajee) of the journal Economic and Industrial Democracy, along with a number of other projects. The special issue launch on moral economy included participation from Professor Andrew Sayer, Professor Neville Kirk, and Dr Melissa Beresford among others. 

Next month, he will be speaking at an event at the House of Lords discussing the future resilience of the UK metals sector.  Andy said of his visit, "I'm very grateful to CPEL, WEO, SBS and to old and new friends and colleagues for inviting and welcoming me back. It's been great to return to the school and university and to be part of the rich and exciting programme of valuable research activities on offer and collaborating with colleagues within the centre, department and school.  As a fellow of the British Academy of Management's Peer Review College, it's also really encouraging to see all that SBS, and the University of Strathclyde, are doing to promote researcher recognition and collaboration and enrich research excellence and integrity". 

Published: 22 May 2025