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Staff Profiles

Here, you will find our staff from across the university who have experience and expertise in academic or professional activity in different parts of Africa.

Matthew Allsop

Associate Professor of Palliative Care

Sahla Aroussi

Associate Professor in Gender and Global Security Challenges

Maryam Ba-Break

Lecturer in Global and International Health

Michael Baidu

Research Fellow in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Modelling

Winnifred Bedigen

Lecturer in International Development

Alex Beresford

Associate Professor in African Politics

Ruth Bookbinder

Research Fellow in South Africa’s Climate Transition

Andrew Challinor

Professor of Climate Impacts

Paul Cooke

Professor of World Cinemas

Jonas Cromwell

Lecturer in Food Security

Nike Doggart

Research Fellow in Tropical Forest Conservation Science

Shane Doyle

Professor of African History

Alan Duboisée de Ricquebourg

Associate Professor in Accounting

Reem El-Gendy

Lecturer of Oral Biosciences

James Ford

Professor and Priestley Chair in Climate Adaptation

Thom Freeth

Producer and Relationship Manager

Melvin Hoare

Professor of Astrophysics

Jennifer Hodbod

Associate Professor of Environment and Development

Diane Holt

Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor in Management and Organisations

Paul Hutchings

Associate Professor in Water, Sanitation and Health

Idolo Ifie

Lecturer in Food Processing

John Ilee

STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow

Stewart Jennings

Senior Research Fellow in Climate Change Impacts

Andrew Kozhevnikov

Lecturer in Human Resources Management

Dave Lewis

Professor of Education for Professional and Sustainable Development

Jon Lovett

Chair of Global Challenges

Tendai Mangena

British Academy Global Professor in African studies

Richard Mann

Professor of Mathematical Ecology & Evolution

Warren Maroun

Associate Professor in Accounting

John Marsham

Professor of Atmospheric Science, Met Office Joint-Chair

Anna Mdee

Professor in the Politics of Global Development

Ghazala Mir

Professor of Health Equity and Inclusion

Blessing Mukonoweshuro

Knowledge Transfer Manager

Brendon Nicholls

Associate Professor of Postcolonial African Studies

Stella Oluwaseun

Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy

Douglas Parker

Professor of Meteorology

Chris Paterson

Professor of Global Communication

Ariana Phillips-Hutton

Lecturer in Global Critical and Cultural Study of Music

Helen Plante

Bilingual International Project Manager

Jane Plastow

Professor of African Theatre

Claire Quinn

Professor in Natural Resource Management

Mike Raxworthy

Associate Professor in Engineering Management and Innovation

Will Rea

Senior Lecturer of African Art

Andrew Ross

Associate Professor in Energy and Resource Recovery

Susannah Sallu

Associate Professor Environment and Development

Josie South

Associate Professor

Johanna Stiebert

Professor of Hebrew Bible

Stuart Taberner

Professor of German

Anne Tallontire

Professor of Sustainability and Business

Mark Trigg

Professor of Water Risk

Abel Ugba

Associate Professor of Sociology

Adriaan van Klinken

Professor of Religion and African Studies

Zia Wadud

Professor of Mobility and Energy Futures

Ade Whitehouse

Professor of Molecular Virology

Tim Wright

Professor of Satellite Geodesy

Gaston Yalonetzky

Associate Professor of Economics

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