Academic Expert Profiles

Experts in the faculty of Arts, Design and Media

Our Arts, Design and Media faculty has an abundance of academics with a wealth of knowledge and a passion for teaching. Our experts range from journalists to poets, all of whom have experience working in the industry they teach.

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Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw leads the MA in Data Journalism at Birmingham City University, and works as a consultant data journalist in the BBC England data unit.

Jasbir Kaur

Jasbir is Director of Postgraduate Studies in Fashion and Textiles. Her early career began in commercial textile design, before moving into fashion research, and is now an internationally published...

Mersha Aftab

Dr Mersha Aftab is a Senior Lecturer in Design Management at Birmingham City University, and Course Director for the MA Design Management Programme within the College of Architecture.

Joe Miles

Joe Miles has extensive experience as a freelance photographer, specialising in commercial and editorial photography for national and international clients. 

Lianne Forbes

Lianne is a Senior Lecturer with 14 years of high-end VFX film industry experience. Her focus is on forging strong links between the University and industry. She plans to develop student awareness ...

Gemma Moss

Gemma is Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature, and currently the Course Director for the BA English undergraduate degree programmes. 

Gregory Leadbetter

Professor Gregory Leadbetter is a poet and critic. His research focuses on Romantic poetry and thought, the traditions to which these relate, and the history and practice of poetry more generally.<...

Luan Shaw

Dr Luan Shaw is Director of Postgraduate Studies (Music) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire...

Adam Whittaker

Adam is Head of Pedagogy and a Lecturer in Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, having previously worked as a Research Fellow in BCU’s CSPACE, and at the University of Nottingham.

Mike Villiers-Stuart

Mike started his broadcasting career in 1983 as a journalist in cable TV newsrooms and progressed to becoming a news Producer/Director before moving into broadcast TV as a Network Director for Tham...

Sam Coley

Sam Coley is an Associate Professor (International) for the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media at Birmingham City University. He is also Award Leader for the MA Media Production at Birmingham School...

Panch Suntharalingam

Dr Panch Suntharalingam is currently the Course Director for MA Design at Birmingham City University.

Michael Bickerton

Dr Michael Bickerton is Course Leader on the BSc (Hons) Digital Film Production course.

Sion Lenton

Sion Lenton is the Course Director for BA (Hons) Video Game Design for the Games Film and Animation School at Birmingham City University. 

Yemisi Akinbobola

Yemisi is a senior lecturer and Research Degrees Coordinator for the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research. Her research interests are in African Feminis...

Caroline Archer-Parré

Caroline Archer-Parré is Professor of Typography, Co-director of the Centre for Printing History & Culture at Birmingham City University and Chair of the Baskerville Society. 

Islam Issa

Islam Issa is a multi-award-winning author, broadcaster, and curator. A literary critic and historian, his work focuses on the reception of early modern English literature in global contexts,...

Rajinder Dudrah

Rajinder Dudrah is Professor of Cultural Studies and Creative Industries in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media at BCU. 

Meera Darji

Meera Darji is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and lecturer at Birmingham City University. Her independent documentary films have been awarded at international film festiv...

Rebecca Skeels

Rebecca Skeels is the Course Director for BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects. She started her business in 1994 after graduating from the University of Wales.

Ana Araujo

Dr Ana Araujo trained as an architect, and she currently works in the fields of art curating, research and education. Her interests range across the fields of design, the visual arts, ps...

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