Prof. Paul McCrone joined the University of Greenwich in October 2019. He is based within the Institute for Lifecourse Development and is responsible for leading health economics research. Paul is an economist by background and studied for his undergraduate degree at (the then) Thames Polytechnic in Woolwich. He has specialized in health economics since 1990 and has been involved in a large number of economic studies across many different healthcare areas. His work has included both UK and international studies, and he has received funding from agencies including NIHR, Wellcome, ESRC, MRC, and the EU. Paul has published over 300 papers since 1993. A large focus of his work recently has been policy-related. This has included being co-director of the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit until his move to Greenwich.