Rob Rowlands is an experienced social researcher and project manager in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the University of Warwick.

His background is in urban planning and housing. he has an BSc in City and Regional Planning and MsC in Housing from Cardiff Unversity and a PhD in Community Planning from the University of Birmingham.

Rob has successful developed and managing strong portfolio of research projects in housing management and development, regeneration and neighbourhood development and management at the Centre for Urban & Regional Studies at the University of Birmingham with funding bodies and clients including the European Commission, UK Goverment departments and agencies, UK Research Councils, third sector organisations and the private sector. Rob currently manages a range of multi-disciplinary city-related projects at Warwick located within the new Resilient Cities Laboratory in the social sciences faculty.