As a student research assistant, Lucas Surgeon mainly supports work within the policy area for Rule of Law, Institutions, and Democracy. Having graduated with a first-class degree in Economics from Durham University, he is now pursuing a master’s degree at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in the same subject. He has previous experience working in the British government, European institutions, and the UK Mission to the EU, where Lucas has touched upon many aspects relating to Economic Policy and Analysis, including economic policy towards Ukraine, priority technologies, and economic sovereignty and security. He is interested in areas pertaining to development, EU external relations, and EU reform, particularly regarding enlargement and neighbourhood policy. He is a dual British and German national, and can speak English, German, and French fluently.
