Professor Dr. Will Clement

Biography

Will Clement is a Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Manchester, with a particular focus on urban history in France during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His research examines the historical state of social welfare and its effects on housing quality, investigating tenant-landlord relationships through economic history and the cultural significance of homes. He explores local bureaucracies and their roles in rapidly changing urban environments, driven by the objective to understand how various social actors navigated the complexities of industrialization and urbanization. Will has published extensively on housing reform, inter-faith relationships in urban planning, and the socio-political context surrounding public health in nineteenth-century France. His monograph titled "Inspecting Home: Urban Poverty and Public Health in Nineteenth-Century France" is contracted for publication in 2026 by Manchester University Press. He is also engaged in the 'Rent Cultures' research group and has written for the Urban History Network blog. Will holds a Doctorate from the University of Oxford and has taught at various institutions prior to his appointment at the University of Manchester.

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