Matthew R. H. Uttley born in 1965, is a British academic best known for his published work on the historical and contemporary dimensions of defence economics, weapons acquisition, and United Kingdom defence policy. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Historical Society.
Uttley became Academic Director of King's College LondonâÂÂs Policy Institute in April 2012. As Professor of Defence Studies at KingâÂÂs College London, he was Head of King's Defence Studies Department from 2006 to 2012. He is a visiting professor at the Baltic Defence College. In 2011 he was awarded the Baltic Defence College Medal of Merit.
Uttley has previously taught at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, the University of York and Lancaster University. Uttley publishes on defence economics, weapons acquisition, and British defence policy.
In 2018 he was recognised in the King's Teaching Excellence Awards.