Ralph Tench

Professor Ralph Tench serves as Director of Research for Leeds Business School and President of the European Public Relations Research and Education Association (EUPRERA). His academic leadership spans two key communication strands: social impact communication and organizational strategy/behavior.

• Leads European Communication Monitor, a longitudinal study since 2007 with annual surveys of 3,000+ practitioners across 50 countries
• Led €600K EU climate change project ECOPSI on communication competencies
• Current European Commission consultant for employment services branding
• Supervises 7 PhD students in CSR, health communication, and obesity messaging

Research trends show:

• 2017-2020 blogs on AI communication, COVID-19 messaging, and gender inequality in PR
• Cross-sector focus on public-private partnerships and policy communication

Key affiliations:

• Centre for Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Exchange (CEKE)
• Scopus ID 26027337300 | ORCID 0000-0001-7760-2606