Academics
The Cumberland Initiative is a self-funded group of academics with expertise in simulation, modelling and systems thinking. We have proven track records as scholars who are committed to connecting our scholarship and research in a practical and pragmatic way to the world around us.
We include several Directors of the Innovative Manufacturing Research Centres (IMRCs) – funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) – and include other major grant holders. Others have a long track record of working with the Department of Health.
The Cumberland Initiative does not have a firm membership but represents around 30 academics from over 15 institutions in the UK. They include:
Professor James Barlow
Imperial College London
Dr Steffen Bayer
Imperial College London
Professor Ann Blandford
University College London
Professor Sally Brailsford
University of Southampton
Professor Thierry Chaussalet
University of Westminster
Professor John Clarkson
University of Cambridge
Professor Con Connell
University of Southampton
Professor Brian Dangerfield
University of Salford
Professor Colin Gray
University of Reading
Professor Bernie Hannigan
University of Ulster
Professor Paul Harper
Cardiff University
Mr Aylmer Johnson
University of Cambridge
Professor Mike Kagioglou
University of Salford
Dr Jonathan Klein
University of Southampton
Professor Khairy Kobbacy
University of Salford
Dr Rhyd Lewis
Cardiff University
Professor George Lewith
University of Southampton
Professor Richard Lilford
University of Birmingham
Dr Adele Marshall
Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Sally McClean
University of Ulster
Professor Ray Paul
Brunel University
Professor Michael Pidd
Lancaster University
Dr Martin Pitt
Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
Professor John Powell
University of Warwick
Professor Andrew Price
Loughborough University
Dr Simon Taylor
Brunel University
Dr Christos Vasilakis
University College London
Dr Janet Williams
Cardiff University
Professor Terry Young
Brunel University
Professor Jim Parle
Birmingham University
