Simon Green

Professor Simon Green joined the University of Salford as Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Knowledge Exchange and as a Professor of Politics in 2024. Prior to Salford, his academic career spanned appointments at the Universities of Portsmouth and Birmingham, as well as Aston University. He brings over a decade of experience in Executive roles, including as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Aston, during which he introduced several initiatives to improve the EDI profile of its research.

Simon’s research background lies in European politics, especially in comparative immigration, integration and citizenship policy, as well as in German political structures and party politics. In 2009, he founded the Aston Centre for Europe. His past research projects have included the changing nature of Christian Democracy in Germany and comparing migration policies in the UK and Germany. He has co-authored The Politics of the New Germany, a successful textbook on German politics. In 2011, he was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. 

Simon previously served as a member of the Area Studies Sub-Panel for both REF 2014 and REF 2021, and chaired the Executive Management Group of Midlands Innovation from 2022-23. Alongside his academic activities, he is actively engaged in British-German relations, is a committed mentor, and serves as an Independent Member of Council and Trustee for Aberystwyth University.