Aidan Oswell
Aidan graduated as an economist in the early 1990s, working at the Northern Economic Research Unit under Prof Ian Stone for two years. After obtaining postgraduate qualifications in Housing Policy and Management, he embarked on a ten year career as a housing strategist. He has also worked as a visiting lecturer to Newcastle, Northumbria and London South Bank Universities since 1994. In 2007 he founded the multidisciplinary consultancy practice Urban Kaleidics Ltd.
Having "retired" from professional playing in the early 1990s, Aidan is a keen amateur musician, singing and playing Northumbrian pipes. He lives with his wife and four children in North Northumberland.