James Dennison is Professor at the Migration Policy Centre of the European University Institute in Florence and the Pierre Keller Professor at Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests include social and political attitudes, behaviour, and communication, migration, and quantitative methods and his work has been published in dozens of leading scientific journals. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute, has held positions at several world leading universities, has secured numerous grants and international collaborations, and regularly advises international organisations such as the United Nations and European Commission, political parties, NGOs, and private sector organisations on how to effect change with evidence-based solutions. His work has been featured repeatedly in international media such as the Financial Times, The Economist, the Guardian, the BBC, and beyond.