Paul is Head of Sculpture and Environmental Art (SEA) at the Glasgow School of Art and in addition to management, he is actively involved in a range of areas of research, learning and teaching and academic development. Most recently, seconded as Fine Art lead on the development of a new, dedicated building for the School of Fine Art. He has taught widely, nationally and internationally, including leading on a number of pedagogical projects at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang and the Faculty of Sculpture at Tsinghua University, Beijing, involving large scale installations and performance works with students. External examining includes, BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of the Highlands and Islands, BA (Hons) Sculpture, Wimbledon College of Art, London and Peer Reviewer for the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Quality Review in the Faculties of Design, Fine Art and Visual Culture.

Paul’s work is concerned with ‘making’, in particular how ‘traditional’ and ‘new’ technologies extend possibilities within a making practice. This often involves the use of ‘found’ and ‘discarded’ materials, such as 'Trigger', made for the exhibition Zulu in the Machair, curated by Professor Keith McIntyre; as well as the application of newer technologies in the development of ideas from 2- dimensional virtual prototypes or samples into large-scale constructions and publicly sited works, including an experimental project at CENCIA (The Center for Collaborative and International Arts, Atlanta, USA), which continued an ongoing collaboration with George Beasley Emeritus Professor of Sculpture Georgia State University.

Paul's pedagogical research explores the impact of Fine art practices and studio-based learning within wider non-academic contexts, in particular, involving students in practice beyond the institution. It has led to Scottish Universities Insight Institute funded collaborations with the School of Social Work & Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, exploring children and young people’s experiences and views of poverty and inequalities through visual art; Scottish Prisons Service and New College Lanarkshire delivering a major SEA student placement programme across 7 Scottish prisons with related exhibitions, conferences and publications, including writing in STIR and Scottish Justice Matters.