Organising Committee and Speaker Profiles

Plenary Speakers:

Rebecca Emmett

Lead for REF Panel D

Research England

Jenny Evans

Research Environment and Scholarly Communications Lead and PI on PRVoices

University of Westminster

Prof Nick Fells

Professor of Sonic Practice

and PRAG-UK Chair

University of Glasgow

Organising Committee:

Victorian Barragán

Practice Research Support Manager

Manchester Metropolitan University

Stella Breki

Libraries

Manchester Metropolitan University

James Charnock

Events Manager, Conferences and Events

Manchester Metropolitan University

Helen Darby

Research Impact and Engagement Manager

Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Joshua Edelman

Department of Art and Performance

Manchester Metropolitan University

Prof Martyn Evans

Director of Manchester School of Art

Manchester Metropolitan University

Prof Kirsty Fairclough

School of Digital Arts (SODA) Departmental Research Lead

Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Mark Hammond

Manchester School of Architecture

Manchester Metropolitan University

Prof Andrew Hunt

Professor of Fine Art and Curating

Manchester Metropolitan University

Prof Sarah James

Professor of Visual Culture. An art historian, researcher, art writer and curator.

Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Paul Micklethwaite

Departmental Research Lead for Design

Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Scott McLaughlin

Associate Professor in Composition and Music Technology

University of Leeds

Daniel Morrell

Digital Archivist

Manchester Metropolitan University

Prof Kristina Niedderer

Professor of Design, Research Environment Lead for Manchester School of Art

Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Patsy Perry

Departmental Research Lead, Manchester Fashion Institute

Manchester Metropolitan University

Prof Michael Pinchbeck

Senior Research Lead for Art & Performance Research Hub, co-lead the Performance Research Group and curator of Bunker Talks. 

Manchester Metropolitan University

Adam Riches

Head of Research Excellence

Manchester Metropolitan University