Ed Manley is a Professor of Urban Analytics in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds, and Deputy Director of the Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service.

In addition, he is the Pro Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, and an Honorary Professor at University College London (UCL). In 2022, Ed was awarded the Phillip Leverhulme Prize for Geography in 2022.

Ed’s responsibility at Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service is primarily for mobility data, and he oversees the acquisition, curation, and development of research using mobility data.

His wider research focuses on the diverse use of mobility data and models to understand social systems. His current research projects include devising new ways to improve transport sustainability (INFUZE), understanding movement through hospitals and its role in spreading infection (Digital Health Hub for AMR), and modelling how spatial cognition influences movement choices (Cognitive and Social Spaces).

Ed has worked extensively with many varieties of mobility data sets, and with numerous mobility data partners. Ed’s research demonstrates how mobility and interaction shape social systems, and HASP will play an important role in supporting this interdisciplinary perspective.