Dr. Martin Binder
Director of Research and Associate Professor of International Relations
About us
Research at Forward
As an institution committed to intellectual rigor and social purpose, Forward College brings together scholars dedicated to high-quality, impactful research. Our academics generate new knowledge that advances scholarship and contributes to real-world progress, encouraging creativity, critical inquiry, and interdisciplinary collaboration. We uphold the highest standards of academic freedom and integrity, fostering an environment where independent thought, open dialogue, and ethical research are central to the pursuit of knowledge.
Forward Research Profiles
Dr. Andrees Chattha
Associate Professor of Mathematics in Paris
Dr. Flavio Epstein
Psychology Fellow
Dr. Miguel Filipe Silva
Lecturer in History, Politics and International Relations
Dr. Paul Cowell
Director of Learning and Teaching and Associate Professor of Economics
Dr. Ryan Woodgate
External Academic Affairs Coordinator & Assistant Professor of Economics
Dr. Fabian Cuervo
Assistant Professor in Economics
Dr. Cleo Davies
Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations
Marcelo Goncalves De Martino
Assistant Professor in Statistics and Mathematics and Teaching and Learning Coordinator in Lisbon
Dr. Soizic Gauthier
Head of Psychology
Dr. Anna Finiguerra
Assistant Professor in International Relations
Dr. Giacomo Boffi
Assistant Professor in Economics
Dr. Adrien Cascarino
Lecturer in Psychology
Dr. Paulo Viegas de Carvalho
Lecturer in Finance
Research News
The pandemic reveals a lot about sovereign power and how it is contested
Sovereignty is typically perceived to lie with those who can provide protection. In The Loop, Ruairidh Brown considers how […]
St Augustine in the Anthropocene
In our contemporary world, dangers frequently come not from external enemies but from our own behaviour.
Westminster has a moral obligation to allow a second Scottish independence referendum
To secure a second independence referendum, the Scottish government must first prove the referendum’s legitimacy. To do […]
Conservative leadership hopefuls should listen to Hobbes regarding Scotland
Thomas Hobbes’ thought is often regarded as a blueprint for authoritarianism. But his Leviathan gives prudent advice on the […]
Nature between us by Ruairidh Brown
In October Ruairidh Brown will be travelling to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, to give a talk on his ongoing research […]
