Professor to lead new £11.3m research centre

Published: 23 September 2024 at 16:30

Emma Williams will lead ARU centre working with uniformed public services

A new £11.3million research centre that will work with uniformed public services to help address damaging behaviours, such as misogyny and racism, has appointed a policing expert to its senior team.
Professor Emma Williams has joined Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as Professor and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Uniformed Public Services (CEEUPS). Dr Williams has spent more than 20 years in policing research specialising in professionalism, organisational fairness and the investigation of rape and sexual offending.
The new centre, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work in tandem with ARU's established and highly acclaimed policing and military research institutes. It will work with public services such as police, fire, ambulance, military and prison services to respond effectively to challenges caused by negative workplace behaviours, develop inclusive cultures, and build public trust.
Professor Williams said:

Professor Matt Fossey, Co-Director of the Centre for Equalities in Uniformed Public Services, said: The £11,305,900 award received earlier this year is ARU's largest ever research grant and includes £1million of capital funding to develop a social sciences research laboratory at ARU's Chelmsford campus.

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