Dr Adam Whitworth
Professor
Work, Employment and Organisation
Personal statement
Professor Adam Whitworth is an expert in the design and analysis of employment support interventions to support people to move into, stay in and progress in employment. He has particular expertise in issues around work-health, Supported Employment and IPS in population groups beyond severe mental health, quasi-market forms and effects, local integration, and policy analysis. He has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, book chapters and policy reports.
An applied scholar by nature, his work combines theoretical and empirical analysis and relates to key priorities and challenges amongst policy stakeholders and programmes. He has supported the design and mobilisation of large scale employment interventions in central and regional government in the UK context, including the world's largest IPS trial.聽
He serves on the Editorial Board of Social Policy & Administration and is a member of the Social Policy Association. Prior to joining 海角论坛 in 2021 he worked at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford. He holds an undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (First Class), MSc and DPhil in Comparative Social Policy all from the University of Oxford.
Qualifications
DPhil (2007) University of Oxford: 'Work, care and social inclusion: lone motherhood under New Labour'
MSc Comparative Social Policy (2003) University of Oxford
MA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics (First Class) (2001) St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford
Publications
- Clarke Holly, Morris Damon, James Megan, Brennan Alan,
- Public Health in Practice Vol 12 (2026)
- , , MacFarlane Joanne, , Farnsworth Vicky, Ferguson Annie, Allot Michael, Bradley Jodie, Dale Phil, Farnsworth Alicia, Hague Lacey, Marsh Emma, Owen Alison, Owen Richard, Stansfield Fraser, Wilcock Hayley, Wilson Marshall, Wyatt James
- (2026)
- , Astley Elaine, , Cullingworth Jane, Farnsworth Vicky, Ferguson Annie, Runswick-Cole Katherine
- Journal of Social Policy, pp. 1-18 (2026)
- Social Policy and Administration Vol 59, pp. 1204-1213 (2025)
- , Baxter Susan, Cullingworth Jane, Clowes Mark
- Preventive Medicine Reports Vol 43 (2024)
- Baxter Susan, Cullingworth Jane, , Runswick-Cole Katherine, Clowes Mark
- Disability and Health Journal Vol 17 (2024)
Research Interests
Research Interests:
- employment support policy
- labour market activation
- quasi-market forms and effects
- policy design and governance
- Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
- work and health
- labour market precarity
- socio-spatial inequality
- comparative social policy
- policy evaluation
- small area estimation
Professional Activities
- Speaker
- 13/3/2026
- Speaker
- 20/1/2026
- Speaker
- 17/12/2025
- Speaker
- 17/11/2025
- Speaker
- 28/10/2025
- Keynote/plenary speaker
- 28/10/2025
Projects
- Whitworth, Adam (Principal Investigator) Cullen, Anne Marie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2027
- Whitworth, Adam (Principal Investigator) Vallely, Michael (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026
- Whitworth, Adam (Principal Investigator)
- 31-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2027
- Strokosch, Kirsty (Principal Investigator) MacIntyre, Gillian (Co-investigator) Whitworth, Adam (Co-investigator)
- Project runs from 1/10/25 - 31/07/26
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Whitworth, Adam (Academic) Strokosch, Kirsty (Academic)
- 01-Jan-2025
- Whitworth, Adam (Principal Investigator) Figus, Gioele (Co-investigator) Findlay, Patricia (Co-investigator) Lindsay, Colin (Co-investigator) McIntyre, Stuart (Co-investigator) Remnant, Jennifer (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
Contact
Dr
Adam
Whitworth
Professor
Work, Employment and Organisation
Email: adam.whitworth@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 553 6064