Our People

Professor Mike King

Emeritus Professor, Centre for Applied Criminology

Mike joined us as Research Professor in Criminal Justice in 2004 from the University of Leicester and in 2009 he was awarded an Emeritus Professorship. Mike has researched and published widely in the areas of public order policing and policing change, both in the UK and internationally. His recent work includes King, M....

Professor Victoria Kinsella-Hadjinestoros

Professor of Education

Professor Victoria Kinsella is Professor of Education at Birmingham City University. She has served as both principal and co-investigator on a substantial number of research projects, encompassing diverse settings such as schools, prisons, galleries, and arts centres. Her work notably focuses on music education, creativities,...

Professor Andrew Kulman

Professor of Arts and Design

Andrew Kulman  has worked as an Illustrator and Graphic Artist since leaving the RCA in 1987. His work has been exhibited both nationally and Internationally, winning numerous Industry awards. He has had several illustrated books published and has appeared in magazines and publications both in the UK and abroad. His recent...

Lucy Land

Professor of Nursing

Lucy Land is a Professor of Nursing . She teaches research methods to undergraduates and postgraduates in  Nursing and Radiography , as well as supervising MSc and PhD projects. After qualifying as a nurse in 1980, Lucy worked in haematology, caring for patients with leukaemia, sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders...

Ruth Lawton

University Learning & Teaching Fellow for Employability

Experienced Higher Education (HE) staff developer, lecturer and careers guidance professional - including being Head of Careers - with particular expertise in relation to embedding employability, employer engagement and personal and professional development into the curriculum. convener of the ‘Employability Developers’...

Professor Gregory Leadbetter

Professor of Poetry, Course Director of the MA in Creative Writing, Director of the Institute of Creative and Critical Writing

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. He is the author of two poetry collections, Maskwork (2020) and The Fetch (2016), both with Nine Arches Press, as well...

Francesca Leighton

Francesca Leighton is a performance maker and lecturer. She uses performance as a tool to raise awareness, inform, educate and sometimes instigate change. Her specialist areas include feminist performance and sexuality in performance. She also has experience of devising performance, working on site-specific projects and making...

Dr Scott Lichtenstein

Associate Professor

Scott's lecturing, research and publishing are in the areas of strategy and strategic leadership. His specialism is in the area of leaders’ and executives’ personal values and how they impact strategic choice and leadership.

Cathy Liddle

Senior Lecturer (Skills and Simulation)

In 2000 Cathy joined Birmingham City University when it was known as University of Central England (UCE) following a career working at local Trusts. Cathy qualified at Good Hope Hospital and worked on a general medical ward before moving to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) as it is known now....