Huw Williams

Professor Huw Williams is a leading academic in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Exeter and Co-Director of the Centre for Clinical Neuropsychology Research (CCNR). His work bridges traumatic brain injury (TBI), criminology, and policy reform, with a focus on neuroimaging, emotion processing, and justice system integration.

• Co-Director, Centre for Clinical Neuropsychology Research (Exeter)
• Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology (2021-present)
• Former roles: Senior Lecturer (2004-2007), Associate Professor (2007-2021)
• Collaborations: Child Brain Injury Trust, British Psychological Society, UN agencies

Research spans brain injury in youth justice populations, police trauma, and elite athletes, with policy impacts on prison healthcare, TBI screening, and economic cost analysis. His 2015-2017 work on TBI in young offenders and 2020-2025 studies on neurodevelopmental profiles highlight cross-disciplinary intersections.

Scientific recognition:

• Fellow of the British Psychological Society (2019)
• Barbra Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
• Editorial leadership: Special issue on TBI & Crime (Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2015, 2017 Lancet Neurology contributor)