Ruth Lamont appointed Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead for Crime and Justice
30 Jul 2024
Dr Lamont to join cohort of eight top researchers who will play a crucial role in bringing research and innovation to the forefront of Government decision-making.
Dr Ruth Lamont, from our School of Law, has been appointed the new Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead (TRL) for Crime and Justice.
She will be joining a cohort of eight top researchers, selected by The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), who will play a crucial role in bringing research and innovation to the forefront of Government decision-making.
This is part of an expansion of the successful TRL pilot program which ran between January 2023 and Summer 2024, now covering six additional research areas.
Ruth Lamont will be based in the Home Affairs, Human Rights, Equalities and Justice Hub in the House of Commons with links to the House of Commons Library, and the relevant Select Committees, including Justice, Home Affairs and Women and Equalities. The role will see her work for three days each week in Parliament while continuing her role within the University.
For those interested in learning more about Ruth’s research, you can visit her Pure profile, or alternatively read about her work with colleagues at Essex on the role of Commissioners for the Victims' Commissioner: