Robert Gordon University is home to a wealth of experts who are available to provide journalists with a comment or an interview.
Details of our key experts can be found below. However, if you can't find who you are looking for, please contact our Communication Team on 01224 262210 or email newsdesk@rgu.ac.uk and we will do our best to help you.
Professor Iain Broom
Centre for Obesity Research and Epidemiology (CORE)
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 262895
E: j.broom@rgu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise:
Research ranges from the molecular level through to population health and health economics of the nation. Metabolic syndrome, although affecting overweight but non-obese subjects, is also part of the Centre's research focus. The Centre is taking the lead in developing a national centre with seven other Scottish universities.
Andrew Turnbull
Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 263816
E: a.turnbull@rgu.ac.uk
Areas of Expertise:
Andrew regularly comments on a wide range of retail issues including the impact of new retail developments, retail price wars, Christmas shopping patterns, e-tail trends, individual retailer performance, and the impact of multiple developments on independents.
His industry experience was gained working with (former) Scottish supermarket multiple Wm Low & Co plc as head of marketing.
Other areas of expertise include marketing communications techniques, such as advertising, PR, direct marketing and sponsorship, and their use of all forms of media, including TV, radio, press and outdoor.
Andrew also has extensive knowledge of developing trends such as the continuing shift in expenditure away from traditional and towards new media, including the Internet, mobile telephones and other interactive formats.
Andrew Martin
Director, Scottish Centre of Tourism (SCoT)
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 263036
M: 07763 132855
E: a.martin@rgu.ac.uk
Areas of Expertise:
Andrew is Director of the Scottish Centre of Tourism (SCoT) which has
achieved national recognition for its research involving the
investigation of skills shortages in the tourism/hospitality industry
and entrepreneurship related to tourism small business enterprises
(SMEs). Andrew continues to be involved in the Regional Hotel
Association.
Andrew has extensive experience of working in the hospitality industry including: leisure club openings, as an HR Manager for a group, and General Management positions with Marriott/Swallow Hotels. He also has practical experience of developing people, demonstrating how this can influence bottom line profit.
Andrew is actively involved with the private sector, believing that effective public-private partnerships are the way forward for the industry.
Andrew Jones
Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 263915
E: a.i.jones1@rgu.ac.uk
Area of Expertise:
Andrew joined Robert Gordon University to develop an innovative new undergraduate programme in journalism. He is a former BBC senior manager who had responsibility for editorial leadership across the north of Scotland. He has over twenty years experience in a wide variety of journalistic roles and extensive broadcasting experience.
Kim Eason
Gray's School of Art
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 263622
E: k.d.eason@rgu.ac.uk
Area of Expertise:
Dr Mary Brown
Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 263825
Home: 01330 823879
M: 07890 784552
E: m.brown@rgu.ac.uk
Home: capability.brown@tiscali.co.uk
Areas of expertise:
Mary has commented on different personality types for news stories including: ‘happy-slapping'; glass ceiling in the workplace; eating as a family; and maintaining sanity over the Christmas period.
Professor Brian Ratcliffe
School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
T: 01224 262812
E: b.ratcliffe@rgu.ac.uk
Areas of expertise:
Professor Ratcliffe has worked extensively with the national media on topics such as: why a dislike of broccoli may be in your genes; spinach as the new superfood; nutritional guidelines of food packaging; the case for bottled or tap drinking water for better health; porridge oats the best for breakfast?; and the history of sandwiches and their contribution to a healthy diet.
Professor David Alexander
MA(Hons), C Psychol, PhD, FBPS, FRSM,
(Hon)FRCPsych
Former Director of the Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research at Robert Gordon University, Emeritus Professor & Principal Advisor to the new Police Service of Scotland.
E: d.a.alexander@rgu.ac.uk
Area of expertise:
Psychological/psychiatric aspects of trauma including:
Professor Alexander has been involved in over a dozen major incidents in the UK and overseas, including: as adviser to the Kenya Medical Association following the Nairobi terrorist bombing; Iraq following the invasion by the Coalition Forces; Sri Lanka after the tsunami; Nigeria after three aircraft crashes; and Pakistan after the earthquake in the Kashmiri area.
Professor Alexander works regularly with the police and the ambulance service in the UK and teaches at the Scottish Police College on hostage negotiation and crisis management.
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