Dr. Swift's research focuses on functional polymer materials, primarily, stimuli-responsive macromolecules which respond to their surroundings. He received a degree as a master of Chemistry (MChem Industry) from the University of York, having spent his fourth year at an industrial placement at AkzoNobel’s Decorative Paints division researching novel film functionality. He began a P.hD. at the University of Sheffield where he specialized in stimuli-responsive polymer synthesis and analysis in a range of fields and applications, including fluorescence tagging, material characterization, solution behavior of smart polymers and an understanding of water treatment processes. He has practical experience with free-radical, RAFT and ATRP methods of synthesizing linear polymers, branched polymers and hydrogels and has extensively used GPC techniques and time-resolved fluorescence spectrometers. He took up his post as Lecturer at the University of Bradford in September 2016, originally as a Lecturer in Polymer Characterization, before receiving a promotion to Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry in 2019. He is now the Program Lead for the BSc Chemistry Apprenticeship, a Level 6 training program for the Laboratory Scientist standard. He is also a co-investigator of the Project Cayman ERDF/Northern Powerhouse industrial collaboration funding designed to encourage access to academic expertise across the north of England.