Our fellows

My research in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) explores the relationship between digitalisation and sustainable social, economic and/or human development.

I am a feminist critical geographer focused on postcolonial contexts in the domains of mobilities, borders and citizenship; urban inequalities; and digitisation and governance.

Robert is based in the Section of Public Health.

Postcolonial literatures, childhood and youth in global literatures, literature and international development, medical humanities.

Aid, development, and internationalism in the twentieth century, international humanitarianism and the British welfare state.

I am working in an action research project on Youth participation and the role of digital technologies in reducing urban inequalities in India and Nepal.

Criminology

I am a global development researcher, with scholarly work informed by participatory action research with grassroots organizations, NGOs, and international organisations.

Vanesa’s research focuses on the governance of global environmental change in the urbanization age.

My research interests range from politics, memory and violence, to spatial and urban anthropology. I am currently exploring performance, art and video-making as collaborative methodologies.

I am interested in sustainable design solutions that integrates socio-economic, cultural, and environmental dimensions, creating design solutions that are ecologically and socially responsible.

I am a historian of Britain and its empire. I take a postcolonial approach to think about disability, bodies, emotions, race and gender.

Criminology

Pauline has published widely on employment relations in the UK and emerging economies. She has also attracted funding from the ESRC, EPSRC and UK Government departments.

Research interests: drinking water supply | sewage systems | groundwater | development of new management, monitoring and risk mitigation technologies | urban water systems

biodiversity conservation
wildlife trade
human-animal relations
political ecology
bird conservation

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

My research concerns inclusive and sustainable design of the built environment, housing and health. This includes designing age- and dementia-friendly environments. I have been teaching since 1993.

My research and teaching focus on the civil power of the news and how this influences our invariant civil concerns of identity, legitimacy and risk, and on how state power relates to the news.

My research interests include urban indigeneity; diversity and the right to the city; citizen-led and participatory planning with a focus on Latin American and African cities.

My work seeks to develop postcolonial approaches for climate and energy justice, conceptually drawing on the interfaces of knowledge, politics, postcolonial solidarity, development and culture.

Women, gender and Islam in South Asia

My research explores how the built environment is connected to and can be understood through exploring residents’ everyday constructive activities and the implications of this for urban policy.

I study global political communication, focusing on news and information flows, disinformation, Africa-China mediated relations and how audiences in the Global South engage with news.

I am a data scientist and researcher in applied data science and AI. My research involves studying users, domains and contexts to develop novel solutions to address complex domain-specific problems.

I am interested in the field of international trade, economic development and economic growth, exploring the impact of trade openness and liberalisation policies on innovation and productivity.

My research interests include shantytown histories, urban informality, urban history, social housing, water and sewage infrastructure, critical environmentalisms, waste, flooding, co-design and more.

Senior Lecturer in History: post 1800

International Relations

My work incorporates architecture, urbanism and religious studies, rooted in the notion of radical inclusivity. I explore what resources religious bodies may hold for inclusive, collective life.

I explore VR/AR in urban design to deepen user–space insight and participatory design, with experience applying these tools to advance digital education and train future professionals.

Latin American cultural politics, focusing on reproductive health, teen parenthood, and health inequalities in Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia.

Current Teaching: BA Applied Social Sciences

Research interests:

- Migration studies
- Mixed-method research
- Attitudes to migration
- Social cohesion and ethnic diversity

My research aims to highlight the importance of a psychosocial decolonial perspective to development, exploring the interplay of the body and the mind in development interventions.

Communication technologies, policies, histories, lived experiences
Global AI and data economy
Critical Policy Studies
Global South and Southernness
Deliberative Policy Analysis

Participatory action researcher working at the nexus of food systems, political ecology and community development. Interested in creative approaches to food justice and sustainability issues.

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

My research is at the intersection of food systems, health and environmental sustainability. I am interested in sustainable diets, climate and nutrition-sensitive food systems and food policy.

Research interests: drinking water quality | potable water distribution systems | public health risk, and regulatory/policy development | urban water systems | sustainable water systems of the future

Global Cinema, Women Film Directors, Visual Culture, Creative Industries and Media, East Asia, Gender, practise-led research methods,

Lecturer in Information Systems researching digital inclusion, migration, and feminist ICT approaches for social justice. SFHEA. Associate Editor, Journal of Information Technology for Development.

My research examines digital inclusion and inequality across organisations, work, learning, and society. Key focus areas include: informal networks, rurality, arts & culture, VCSEs, and libraries.