Hello! I’m Neil, an independent social scientist attached to the University of Warwick. I’m currently working on a long-term project analysing recreational running as a social practice, and am also in the process of researching a book on the subject.

My wider research interests include lifestyle, health and human-nature interactions, particularly in relation to identity and selfhood. I have written for both academic and wider public audiences, including a regular column for Running magazine.

I live in Cambridge in England with my wife, two children.

Contact me: neil@neilbaxter.org

Education

• PhD Sociology (pass with no corrections)
• MA Social Research (distinction)
• MA Organisation Studies
• BSc Psychology