Julian Richards

Professor Julian Richards is a faculty member at the University of Buckingham, serving as Professor and Associate Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences. He obtained his PhD in Political Violence (Cambridge University, 1993) and spent nearly 20 years in British Government intelligence before rejoining academia in 2006. He co-founded the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS) in 2008 and became a full-time academic in 2010. As Programme Director for three MA programmes, he oversees MPhil/DPhil research at BUCSIS. His research focuses on global security, extremism, intelligence analysis techniques, and security policy.

Prof. Richards has authored four books and numerous papers on security/intelligence topics, testified in government inquiries, and frequently appears on BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, and other media. He holds no explicitly listed awards or grants in the provided text.

Labs/Teams: Leads BUCSIS research initiatives. No specific lab names mentioned.