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Andrew Roach is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow, where he specializes in Western European heresy and popular religion. His research explores the Bogomils in Southeast Europe and the economic networks associated with religion. He has worked on several projects, including a collaboration with Willy Maley on Milton's medievalist views, examining the dynamics of the drug trade as a model of medieval trade, and a long-term study of heresy in society from 1100 to 1300. His publication 'Heresy Making European Culture' and ongoing projects include a monograph on the illumination of the Middle Ages and the historical analysis of Southeast Europe from 1204 to 1522. Roach has received several grants to support his research, including an award from the Scouloudi Foundation for publication costs, and has engaged in knowledge transfer through a fellowship with Volterra Consulting. His teaching covers various aspects of medieval history, focusing on heretics and inquisitors in Europe, and he has convened popular courses on medieval history at the university.