Matt Francis

Matt Francis is the Public Affairs Manager at the University of Stirling since October 2017, where responsibilities include establishing the Public Affairs function and managing political engagement to enhance the translation of research into impactful policy. Previously, Matt served as a Public Affairs Officer at Cardiff University and held various roles including Chair of Changing Union, Consultant at Grayling, Board Member at Tomorrow's Wales, Intern at Stratagem (NI) Ltd, and a Bursary Student/Assistant Assembly Clerk at the Northern Ireland Assembly. Matt's educational background includes an MA in Legislative Studies and Practice from Queen's University Belfast, an MSc in Multi-Level and Regional Politics from The University of Edinburgh, and a BScEcon (Hons) in Politics and History from Prifysgol Aberystwyth University.