Prof Gwilym Pryce

- Professor (Urban Studies)
- Associate Academic (Institute of Health and Wellbeing)
telephone: 01413304399
email: Gwilym.Pryce@glasgow.ac.uk
Research Interests
Demand and supply of housing, house prices, housing submarkets, mortgage markets, spatial variation in socio-economic relationships, economic and statistical modelling.
Project Title Community Resilience to Extreme Weather
Researcher(s) Gwilym Pryce & Yu Chen
Timescale Feb 2008 to Nov 2011
Funder EPSRC
External Links
Project Title A regional house price model of excess demand for housing
Researcher(s) Eric Levin & Gwilym Pryce
Timescale Jan 2009 to Dec 2009
Funder RICS
Project Title Polycentric Access to Employment
Researcher(s) Gwilym Pryce, Liv Osland & Ken Gibb
Timescale
Funder Adam Smith Research Foundation; Research Council of Norway
Project Title Risk Pricing on Residential Mortgages in the UK
Researcher(s) Gwilym Pryce (Department of Urban Studies) & Duncan Lee (Department of Statistics)
Timescale February 2010 to August 2010
Funder SHEFC
Project Title Does the Shape of Submarkets Reveal Processes of Social Segmentation?
Researcher(s) Gwilym Pryce (Department of Urban Studies) & Nema Dean (Department of Statistics)
Timescale Jan 2010 to July 2010
Funder Adam Smith Research Foundation Seedcorn Fund 2009/10
Personal webpage
- www.gpryce.com
For research news, paper downloads, reports, presentations, teaching resources, SPSS training materials and more.
Current roles/appointments within and outwith the University of Glasgow
- Chair of the Glasgow Social Statistics Group (2010- )
- Member of Built Environment Statistical Advisory Committee (BESAC, Scottish Government) (2009- )
- Executive Committee Member of the ESRC AQMeN (Applied Quantitative Methods Network) (2009-)
- Steering Group Member of the Sustainable Development Network (cross-faculty network, University of Glasgow) (2008- )
- Chair of the Social Science and Sustainable Behaviours Research Group (University of Glasgow) (2008- )
- Ongoing Consultancy role to the Financial Services Authority (2008-)
- Board Member of the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis (2007- )
- Appointed Professor of Urban Economics & Social Statistics (University of Glasgow) (2006- )
- Chair of the Scottish Housing Economics and Finance Research Network (2006- )
- Board Member of the Journal of Property Research (2004- )
- Ongoing Consultancy role to Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC) (2002- )
Previous roles/appointments within and/or outwith the University of Glasgow
- The Academic Representative on the Government Statistical Service’s Review of Housing Market Statistics (National Statistician’s Office) (2010-11)
- Mentor to Carnegie Centenary Visiting Professor (involved organising 9 speaking engagements across Scotland) (2010-11)
- Chair of the Cities, Markets and Regions Research Group (one of 2 over-arching research groups in the department) (2009-10)
- Chair of the Urban Resilience Cluster (University of Glasgow) (2009-10)
- Member of the Cross-Faculty Student Mathematical Support Committee (2008-10)
- Member of Cross-Faculty steering group on ESRC Doctoral Training Centre submission strategy (2008-09)
- Chair of the Personal Finance Research Group (2008-10)
- Member of the UK Government’s Expert Panel on Housing Markets and Planning Analysis (2007-10)
- Appointed Director of Graduate Training, LBSS Graduate School (University of Glasgow) (2006-10)
- Member of Higher Degrees Committee (2006-10)
- Member of the Urban Studies Finance & Staffing Committee (2006-10)
- Member of the Urban Studies Research Committee (University of Glasgow) (2006-10)
- Member of the Urban Studies Departmental Management Team (University of Glasgow )(2006-10)
- Member of Sustainability Advisory Group (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (2005-06)
- Member of Affordability Advisory Group (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (2005-06)
- Chair of the Housing Research Group (University of Glasgow) (2004-09)
- Member of the Post-Barker Advisory Group (ODPM/HM Treasury) (2004-05)
- Academic Consultant on both Stage I and Stage II of the HM Treasury Barker Review of Housing Supply (2003-04)
- Economic Advisor to / Board Member of the European Journal of Housing Policy (2003-09)
- Appointed Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies (University of Glasgow) (2003-06)
- Appointed Deputy Director of the Graduate School (University of Glasgow) (2003-06)
- Convenor of the MSc Social Science Research (2002-09)
- Convenor of the LBSS Graduate School Strategic Marketing Committee (2002-03)
- Appointed Lecturer in Urban Studies (University of Glasgow) (1996-2001)
- Appointed ESRC Research Fellow (University of Glasgow) (1995-96)
- Appointed Research Assistant to Prof. David Heald (Capital Charges in the NHS Project, University of Aberdeen) (1993-95)
Prizes & Awards from Overseas Bodies
- Winner of the Best European Network of Housing Research 2009 Conference Paper, sponsored by the Czech Bank, “Hypoteční Banka”.
- Highly Commended Award (Literati Network Award for Excellence 2010 for my Outlook for UK housing paper published in the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, edited in Australia).
- Editorial Board membership of 3 international journals: (1) Journal of Property Research (Starred Target Journal – i.e. one of the top 10 in my field); (2) European Journal of Housing Policy (Target Journal); and (3) International Journal for Housing Markets & Analysis.
- Invited Guest Editor of special issues for 3 journals: (1) Journal of Property Research (Starred Target Journal), (2) Urban Studies Research (Starred Target Journal), and (3) Urban Studies Research
- Regularly invited to review journal articles from leading international journals in my field.
- Invited to review major research grant applications for the ESRC and EPSRC over a number of years.
- Invited to reviewer/referee on bids for 2 international research funders: (a) Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (2010, 2011) and (b) South African National Research Foundation (2011)
- Invited to contribute to the 2010 LWEC[1] UK Flooding Research Strategy: a major review of the future of flood research in the UK.
- Many invited keynote/plenary speeches at national and international conferences and practitioner events (including: International House and Home Warranty Conference; Nordic Conference on the Financial Crisis; Annual International Sustainable Development Conference; National Association of Estate Agents; SHELTER Housing Bubble conference; Scottish Economic Society Policy Forum; GSPC Conference for Builders and Developers; FSA Seminar Series, etc.).
- Consultant to Oxford Analytica on credit crunch and real estate downturn (2008)
- Invited member of Council for Mortgage Lenders’ Sustainable Home Ownership Panel (2005).
- Invited to contribute to the International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home.
- Invited to submit evidence to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry on Climate Change (Sept 2010).
- Invited to present evidence (Nov 2010) to the Committee on Climate Change, an independent body established under the Climate Change Act.
- Invited to provide advice and evidence (April 2011) to the Institute for Volunteering Research as part of their Evidence Assessment on Environmental Volunteering.
Role in Academic Journals
- Editorial Board membership of 3 international journals: (1) Journal of Property Research (Starred Target Journal – i.e. one of the top 10 in my field); (2) European Journal of Housing Policy (Target Journal); and (3) International Journal for Housing Markets & Analysis.
- Invited Guest Editor of special issues for 3 journals: (1) Journal of Property Research (Starred Target Journal), (2) Urban Studies Research (Starred Target Journal), and (3) Urban Studies Research
- Regularly invited to review journal articles from leading international journals in my field.
- Invited to review major research grant applications for the ESRC and EPSRC over a number of years.
- Invited to reviewer/referee on bids for 2 international research funders: (a) Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (2010, 2011) and (b) South African National Research Foundation (2011)
- Invited to contribute to the 2010 LWEC[1] UK Flooding Research Strategy: a major review of the future of flood research in the UK.
- Many invited keynote/plenary speeches at national and international conferences and practitioner events (including: International House and Home Warranty Conference; Nordic Conference on the Financial Crisis; Annual International Sustainable Development Conference; National Association of Estate Agents; SHELTER Housing Bubble conference; Scottish Economic Society Policy Forum; GSPC Conference for Builders and Developers; FSA Seminar Series, etc.).
- Consultant to Oxford Analytica on credit crunch and real estate downturn (2008)
- Invited member of Council for Mortgage Lenders’ Sustainable Home Ownership Panel (2005).
- Invited to contribute to the International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home.
- Invited to submit evidence to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry on Climate Change (Sept 2010).
- Invited to present evidence (Nov 2010) to the Committee on Climate Change, an independent body established under the Climate Change Act.
- Invited to provide advice and evidence (April 2011) to the Institute for Volunteering Research as part of their Evidence Assessment on Environmental Volunteering.
External Reviewer Nationally and Internationally
- Invited to review major research grant applications for the ESRC and EPSRC over a number of years.
- Invited to reviewer/referee on bids for 2 international research funders: (a) Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (2010, 2011) and (b) South African National Research Foundation (2011)
Invited Contributions & Other Advisory Roles
- Invited to contribute to the 2010 LWEC[1] UK Flooding Research Strategy: a major review of the future of flood research in the UK.
- Many invited keynote/plenary speeches at national and international conferences and practitioner events (including: International House and Home Warranty Conference; Nordic Conference on the Financial Crisis; Annual International Sustainable Development Conference; National Association of Estate Agents; SHELTER Housing Bubble conference; Scottish Economic Society Policy Forum; GSPC Conference for Builders and Developers; FSA Seminar Series, etc.).
- Consultant to Oxford Analytica on credit crunch and real estate downturn (2008)
- Invited member of Council for Mortgage Lenders’ Sustainable Home Ownership Panel (2005).
- Invited to contribute to the International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home.
- Invited to submit evidence to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry on Climate Change (Sept 2010).
- Invited to present evidence (Nov 2010) to the Committee on Climate Change, an independent body established under the Climate Change Act.
- Invited to provide advice and evidence (April 2011) to the Institute for Volunteering Research as part of their Evidence Assessment on Environmental Volunteering.
[1] LWEC = Living with Environmental Change—a high-level cross-Research Council umbrella organisation.
