Tom Crick
Chief Scientific Adviser at Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTom Crick is a senior research-policy leader and Professor of Digital Policy at Swansea University with 11 years of focused experience translating computing research into public policy and civic impact. As Chief Scientific Adviser at DCMS and a Turing Fellow, he bridges academic rigour and government decision-making on digital technology, cyber and curriculum reform. He has a strong record of sector leadership—editing The Computer Journal, serving on ACM and BCS governance bodies, and holding non-executive roles in utilities and health—demonstrating trusted cross-sector influence. His work spans from PhD-level computer science research to shaping national education and digital strategy, reflecting both technical depth and policy fluency. Based in Newport, Wales, he combines scholarly publication and editorial stewardship with hands-on advisory roles, often operating where technical detail meets public scrutiny. An unexpected thread through his career is sustained commitment to civic mission and science communication, from curriculum reform to media and third-sector trusteeships.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Wheatley Park SchoolPhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at University of Bath
English, Welsh
Github Skills (19)
raspberry-pi-pico10
asciidoc10
raspberry10
raspberry-pi-camera10
ranking9
documentation9
science9
raspberry-pi9
react8
computer-science8
foundation4
springer4
citation3
journal3
experiences2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tomcrick/EDUCON2020
Aug 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:124 pushes, 1 branch, 12 comments in 1 year 8 months
tomcrick/JUT2017
Mar 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:61 pushes, 1 branch, 4 comments in 2 years 7 months
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