Global Chair Prof. John Warner (Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry)
Hosted by the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, Professor Warner is a leading expert in green chemistry and sustainable technologies.
Bath Global Chairs
The Global Chair scheme invites distinguished international visiting professors and builds high-profile partnerships in research and practice.
Sustainability
Our Global Chairs contribute to environmental sustainability, climate action and water security, with research on new materials and technologies, biodiversity, governance and policy.
Global Chair Prof. Kees van Leeuwen (KWR Watercycle Institute & Utrecht University)
Hosted by the Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC), Prof. van Leeuwen is a leading biologist in the field of urban water management and toxicology.
Global Chair Prof. Ramsés Mena Chávez (UNAM)
Jointly hosted by SAMBa and the IMI, Prof. Ramsés Mena is a leading scholar in statistical applied mathematics.
Global Chair Prof. Anthony Bebbington (Ford Foundation)
Hosted by the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Professor Bebbington is new Director of Natural Resources and Climate Change at the Ford Foundation.
Global Chair Prof. Philip Power (UC Davis)
Hosted by the Department of Chemistry, Professor Power is a leading authority in inorganic chemistry.
Global Chair Prof. Chuyang Tang (University of Hong Kong)
Professor Tang is a world-leading expert, highly respected for his work focused on environmental engineering, membrane technology, desalination and water reuse.
Health and Wellbeing
Our Global Chairs contribute to mental and physical health, including research on addiction and post-traumatic stress, injury rehabilitation and sports performance.
Global Chair Prof. Michael Purugganan (New York University)
Hosted by the Milner Centre, Professor Purugganan is a leading scholar in the field of genomics and plant evolution research.
Global Chair Prof. Soraya Seedat (Stellenbosch University)
Hosted by the Department of Psychology, Professor Seedat is a psychiatrist specialising in mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Global Chair Prof. Alberto Minetti (University of Milan)
Hosted by the Department of Health, Prof. Minetti is a leading expert in physiology and human locomotion.
Global Chair Prof. Carolyn Emery (University of Calgary)
Hosted by the Centre for Health and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport, Professor Emery is an internationally recognised epidemiologist and physiotherapist.
Global Chair Prof. Konstantina Nikita (National Technical University of Athens)
A pioneer in cross-disciplinary research in Engineering and Medicine, Professor Nikita is hosted by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Global Chair Prof. Tianhong Cui (University of Minnesota)
A Distinguished McKnight Professor, Professor Tianhong Cui is hosted by the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering.
Widening Participation
Our Global Chairs contribute to widening access to education, including research on inclusive education policy and practice
Global Chair Prof. Penny Jane Burke (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Co-hosted by the Department of Education and Centre for Learning & Teaching, Professor Burke is an expert in Higher Education policy and Widening Participation.
Global Chair Prof. Heike Solga (WZB – Berlin Social Science Center)
Co-hosted by the Departments of Education and Social & Policy Sciences, Professor Solga is an expert on educational disadvantage and labour market outcomes.
Peace and Security
Our Global Chairs contribute new perspectives on international conflict and peace-building, including research on feminist foreign policy and lessons learned from the Korean peace process.
Global Chair Prof. Jacqui True (Monash University)
An expert on gender-based violence, Professor True is Director of the Monash Centre for Gender, Peace and Security.
Global Chair Prof. Chung-in Moon (Yonsei University)
Hosted by the Deparment of PoLIS, Prof. Moon is a leading scholar of the Korean peace process and Special Adviser to the President of South Korea.
Global Chair Timothy Mitchell (Columbia University)
Hosted by the Institute for Policy Research, Professor Mitchell is a leading political theorist, historian and scholar of the Middle East.