Dr Avinash Paliwal Avinash specialises in foreign and security policy analysis with regional focus on South Asia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar.
Dr Grace (Yu) Mou Grace’s research interests lie primarily in Asian criminal justice, comparative criminal procedure, and socio-legal studies, especially in the country of China.
Dr Benjamin Bowles Dr Benjamin Bowles is a Lecturer in Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
Dr Nick Westcott Nick Westcott is a Professor of Practice at the Department of Politics and International Studies. He worked at the FCO for nearly 30 years, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Historical Society.
Dr Natsuko Shibata Perera Japanese language pedagogy and second language acquisition, especially interested in applied drama and sociocultural approach; bilingualism and translanguaging.
Dr Dounia Mahlouly Dounia Mahlouly is Interim Chair of and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies.
Yasmine Hafez Yasmine Hafez is a PhD researcher whose work combines ethnography and archival research to examine the socio-environmental transformations of the Delta Lakes and Lake Victoria. Her project traces the colonial histories and neoliberal interventions that have shaped these water bodies, focusing on how these forces impact the everyday lives of fishermen amid escalating climate threats. Her research centers on environmental justice in the Arab world, with a particular emphasis on the politics of knowledge.