SHARE Profile: Matthew Graham

What is your role in the SHARE project?

I joined the SHARE project in March 2026 as a member of the SHARE UK team, primarily working on Work Package 1, the empirical strand of SHARE that is collecting and analysing qualitative data across five different countries. At the time of writing, I’m focusing on how to conduct a rigorous qualitative analysis of a large data set, with cross-country collaboration, and the accompanying challenges this presents.

What brought you to SHARE? 

The majority of my time working in research has centred on assessing and addressing the environmental impact of health research. This has also been entirely under the supervision of SHARE co-lead Dr. Gabrielle Samuel. Naturally, when the opportunity arose to work on the SHARE project it felt like a great chance to put all my previous experience into practice in a project of greater scope than anything I’ve worked on before.

What do you bring to the SHARE project?  

I’ve been lucky to conduct research in a range of specific areas that all fall under the lens of SHARE’s focus. These areas include the environmental impact of cold-storage in health research, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in global clinical trials, and the ethical frameworks underpinning the incorporation of environmental considerations into health research. I hope to draw on my knowledge of these separate, yet connected areas in order to contribute to the success of the SHARE project.

What excites you about this project? 

For me, the most exciting aspects of SHARE are its collaborative and context-sensitive nature. I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues in the four other country teams as we design and conduct the ongoing research together. I’m also fascinated to see what insights arise out of the specific contexts in each country, and how they tie together into a broader picture that is constantly being created, shaped and restructured by the ongoing inputs from these different contexts.