Prof Simon Green
Vice-Chancellor's Department
Current positions
PVC Research & Enterprise
Biography
Simon Green joined the University of Salford in 2024 as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), and as Professor of Politics. Educated at the Universities of Manchester, Heidelberg and Birmingham, his academic career has spanned appointments at the Universities of Portsmouth and Birmingham, as well as Aston University. He also has over a decade’s experience in Executive roles, including as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Aston.
His 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. In 2011, he was elected as Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences.
Professor Green 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, Professor Green is actively engaged in British-German relations and serves as an Independent Member of Council and Trustee for Aberystwyth University.
Areas of Research
• Immigration and Citizenship policy in Europe
• German politics
• European politics
Qualifications
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BA (University of Manchester)
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PhD (University of Birmingham)