Richard Craven is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield.

He joined the School of Law as a senior lecturer in 2019, having previously held lectureships at the University of Leicester (2015-19) and Northumbria University (2012-15).

Richard's academic interests concern administrative law and market regulation. In his research, he focuses on government buying and selling. He has published on various aspects of UK and international public procurement regulation, and is currently researching the legal side of major government auctions. His research uses empirical methods, qualitative and quantitative, and, related to this, he has a growing interest in the research field of empirical industrial organisation.

Biographical details correct as of 27.02.25