Spotlight on Richard Bellamy
1 February 2013
This week the spotlight is on Professor Richard Bellamy, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø European Institute.
What is your role and what does it involve?
Director of the European Institute - promoting the research of the 250 plus academics across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø whose work has a European dimension, fostering collaborations inside Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and externally with a range of academic and non-academic bodies - from the European Parliament and Commission to the embassies and governments of European states, museums, galleries and libraries and cultural institutes.
How long have you been at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and what was your previous role?
Years - previously Director of the School of Public Policy and founding head of the Department of Political Science
What working achievement or initiative are you most proud of?
At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, to have had a hand in creating a world class department of political science and to have set up the European Institute and help highlight the unrivalled breadth and depth of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's expertise in all things European.
What is your life like outside Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø?
It is largely taken up with research and research-related travel around the world - but particularly in Europe. However, what free time I have gets spent on music, literature, and being outside running, cycling or walking.