Ewan Waugh

Ewan Waugh was born in 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. A city with a proud and rich history of trade unionism and labour activism in coal mining, shipbuilding and manufacturing that influenced his decision to study politics.  

He graduated from Newcastle’s Northumbria University (Politics BA (Hons)) and the University of Gothenburg (MSc in Global Studies). As an undergraduate, Ewan was an Erasmus student at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) in Jönköping, Sweden. This fantastic experience inspired him to return to the country in 2012 to study in Gothenburg, where he still lives and continues to perfect his Swedish.

Ewan’s academic studies also infused his interests in environmental issues and built environments, especially architecture. These topics formed part of his master’s dissertation, which researched the theory and definition of corruption and its levels and examples in local government.

In employment, Ewan has experience in charity and public health research, investigating diverse social and environmental issues such as housing conditions, homelessness, access to welfare services and fuel poverty. Recently, he has worked in theatre marketing and global communications in the rapidly expanding X-ray/medical imaging sector.

In his personal life, Ewan is an avid reader of history and politics books and enjoys hiking, photography and exploring Scandinavia's great outdoors (‘friluftsliv’) - but not the camping!