Nicola McEwen

Nicola McEwen, FRSE is professor of territorial politics at the University of Edinburgh, co-director of the Centre on Constitutional Change, and senior fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe.^[1] She became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021. She leads research on devolution and inter-institutional relations.^[2] She provides advice to governments and public bodies and gives media expert perspectives internationally.^[3][4] McEwen's research and insights are sought for public engagement and political or business briefings during major events like the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum,^[5] and the Smith Commission,^[6] UK BREXIT^[7] and recent elections^[8] such as to the Scottish Parliament.^[9][10][11] She has a reputation for being authoritative and trustworthy in engaging with senior politicians, civil service and civic society and has regular media engagements on various topics.^[12] McEwen is consulted on aspects such as potential impact on welfare of Scottish independence,^[13] or informing parliament on the impact of Brexit^[14] on intra-UK relations and communicating her findings and explanations to public media.^[15][16]