Research output per year
Research output per year
Prof, BSc Geography (Aberystwyth) PhD (Aberystwyth) PGCHE (Bangor)
Aberystwyth University
Llandinam Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Research activity per year
Recent Publications:
Collier, W & Whitehead, M 2023, 'Corporate Governmentality: Building the Empirical and Theoretical Case', Territory, Politics, Governance. 10.1080/21622671.2022.2153159
Collier, WGA & Whitehead, M 2023, 'Forced governmentality: From technology to techne', GeoJournal, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 859-882. 10.1007/s10708-022-10663-y
Whitehead, M & Collier, W 2022, Smart-Tech Society: Convenience, Control and Resistance. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Feitsma, J & Whitehead, M 2022 ‘Behavioural Expertise: Drift, Thrift and Shift under COVID-19’ International Review of Public Policy 4: 149-170
Current and Former PhD/Post. Doc. students
Greg Edwards, Shaima Alhosani, Sandy Stephens, Rachel Lilley, Chandra Kumar, James Robinson, Kerhsuan Chien, Julie McLeavey, Chris Yeomans, Anna Bullen, Ruth Stevenson, Kelvin Mason, Marcus Welsh, Katherine Phillips, Martin Burgess, Philip Conway, Matthew Melas, Neil Waghorn, Cery Jones. William Collier. Siobhan Maderson. Katherine Stewart.
Mark Whitehead is a Professor of human geography whose research interests span urban studies, sustainability, the impacts of the psychological sciences on public policy, and the social implications of smart technology. Mark has authored and edited 11 books, and written for The Guardian and Western Mail newspapers. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Radio Wales and in The Economist. Mark holds an Award for Teaching Excellence from Aberystwyth University (2004), and in 2017 was named Lecturer of the Year by Aberystwyth University students. Mark's research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, the Independent Social Research Foundation, the British Academy, HEFCW, and the Royal Geographical Society.
DGES Director of Marketing and Recruitment
Dysgwr Cymraeg/Welsh learner
Key Concepts in Sociology
Geographical Perspectives on the Sustainable Society
Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience
Behaviour Change (MSc)
The Psycho-Social Century
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Person: Doctor of Professional Studies
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Review Article
Research output: Other contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Economic and Social Research Council
01 Oct 2020 → 30 Sept 2022
Project: Externally funded research
Independant Social Research Foundation (ISRF)
02 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Project: Externally funded research
Donnison, I., Huang, L., Thomas, D., Thorogood, D. & Whitehead, M.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
06 Jun 2018 → 05 Jun 2022
Project: Externally funded research
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
01 Jun 2016 → 01 Sept 2016
Project: Externally funded research
Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government
01 Jul 2014 → 31 Dec 2015
Project: Externally funded research
Economic and Social Research Council
31 Dec 2013 → 31 Dec 2015
Project: Externally funded research
Economic and Social Research Council
01 Sept 2013 → 28 Feb 2015
Project: Externally funded research
Mark Whitehead (Researcher)
Impact: Policy and legislation
Mark Whitehead (Participant), Rachel Lilley (Participant), Rhys Jones (Participant), Rachel Howell (Participant) & Jessica Pykett (Participant)
Impact: Case study identifier › Policy and legislation
29 May 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
29 May 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
29 May 2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
10 Oct 2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
17 Sept 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
16 Mar 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
13 Jan 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media contribution
09 Jan 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
08 Jan 2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
03 Mar 2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
Mark Whitehead (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Mark Whitehead (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, Seminar, or Course
Mark Whitehead (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, Seminar, or Course
Mark Whitehead (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation