DCMS College of Experts recruits Professor Rebecca Madgin
Published: 4 June 2025
Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies, has been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.
Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies at the School of Social and Political Sciences, has been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.
She joins 58 external experts from across academia and industry, forming a diverse and experienced community of experts.
The DCMS College of Experts members have been called upon to provide external expertise and apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.
Professor Madgin said: “I am delighted to have been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts. I will be joining 58 external experts from across academia and industry, forming a diverse and experienced community of experts. The DCMS College of Experts members have been called upon to provide external expertise and apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.
“My expertise will contribute to helping DCMS tackle complex challenges across their policy areas with confidence and insight. I look forward to collaborating with fellow members and DCMS colleagues to support evidence-based policymaking and drive forward impactful solutions.”
As Programme Director for the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Place Programme, Rebecca’s research focuses on heritage, place, and the relationship between emotional and economic value in the context of placemaking. Recent work has focused on the role of the arts and humanities in advancing people-centred, place-based approaches and devising a new conceptual framework that examines why historic places matter emotionally.
Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Tom Crick said: “We are delighted to welcome our new members of DCMS College of Experts. Since 2021, the College of Experts has made a significant impact on our department, ensuring that our policy design, development and implementation is grounded in the most rigorous and robust research and evidence available. Your engagement will help us continue to tackle the complex and interdisciplinary challenges across our policy areas with confidence and insight. We look forward to engaging with you and building on the meaningful collaboration that has shaped and informed impactful decision-making.”
The College of Experts has expertise across the DCMS portfolio. It supplements any existing relationships that teams have established with experts and offers a diverse breadth of scientific and technical knowledge that colleagues can draw upon dynamically.
This allows the department to benefit from longer-term, systematic working relationships and addresses the increasing need for on-demand expert advice to underpin policy work.
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First published: 4 June 2025