Subject Area Contact Information
The Northern Bridge Consortium invites applications in the following subject areas. Please note that not all subject areas are offered by each institution.
For Subject Areas by Institution, please scroll further down the page.
Applied Arts: History, Theory and Practice
Sunderland: Dr Cate Watkinson
Ulster: Dr Chris McHugh
Archaeology
Durham: Prof. Mark White
Newcastle: Prof. Chris Fowler
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Patrick Gleeson
Architecture: History, Theory and Practice
Newcastle: Prof. Jianfei Zhu
Northumbria: Dr Lesley McIntyre
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Tom Jefferies
Ulster: Dr David Coyles
Asiatic and Oriental Studies
Newcastle: Dr Gitte Marianne Hansen
Durham: Mr Don Starr
Celtic Studies
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Síobhra Aiken
Ulster University: Dr Peter Smith
Classics
Durham: Dr Erica Bexley
Newcastle: Dr Micaela Langellotti
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Laura Pfuntner
Creative Writing
Durham: Dr Naomi Booth
Newcastle: Prof. Sinéad Morrissey (Sem 1)
Northumbria: Dr Victoria Bazin (Sem 1) and Dr Clare Elliott (Sem 2)
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Jane Lugea
Teesside: Dr Jenna Clake
Criminal Law and Criminology
Durham: Prof. Chris Bevan and Dr Andy Hayward
Newcastle: Prof. Darren McCauley
Northumbria: Prof. Daniel Briggs
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Alice Panepinto
Ulster: Dr Mark Simpson
Cultural and Museum Studies
Durham: Dr Benjamin Roberts
Newcastle: Dr Dora Merai (Sem 1); Dr Alistair Robinson (Sem 2)
Northumbria: Dr Victoria Horne (Sem 1); TBC (Sem 2)
Ulster: Prof. Elizabeth Crooke
Cultural Geography
Durham: Prof. Paul Langley
Newcastle: Dr Matthew Benwell
Northumbria: Dr Paul Griffin
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Oliver Dunnett
Design
Northumbria: Prof. Philip Cash (Sem 1); Dr David Parkinson (Sem 2)
Ulster: Dr Catherine O'Hara
Development Studies
Northumbria: Dr Paul Griffin
Digital Arts: History, Theory and Practice
Durham: Dr Dario Lolli
Newcastle: Dr Tom Schofield
Sunderland: Prof. Alexandra Moschovi
Drama and Theatre Studies
Newcastle: Prof. Helen Freshwater
Northumbria: Dr Cormac Power
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Aoife McGrath
Ulster: Dr Lisa Fitzpatrick
English Language and Literature
Durham: Dr Maryam Mirza
Newcastle: Prof. Michael Rossington (Semester 1) and Dr Robbie McLaughlan (Semester 2)
Northumbria: Dr Victoria Bazin (Semester 1) and Dr Clare Elliott (Semester 2)
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Jane Lugea
Teesside: Dr Jane Ford
Ulster: Dr Frank Ferguson
Ethnography and Anthropology
Durham: Prof. Yulia Egorova
Queen's University Belfast: Dr John Knight
Film-based Media: History, Theory and Practice
Durham: Dr Dario Lolli
Newcastle: Dr Ian McDonald
Northumbria: Dr Kate Egan
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Aoife McGrath
Ulster: Dr Murat Akser
Fine Art: History, Theory and Practice
Durham: TBC
Newcastle: Dr Ed Juler
Northumbria: Dr Victoria Horne
Ulster: Dr Chris McHugh
French Studies
Durham: Prof. Marc Schachter
Newcastle: TBC
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Dominique Jeannerod
German Studies (including Dutch and Yiddish)
Durham: Dr Alexis Radisoglu
Newcastle: Dr Teresa Ludden
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Durham: Prof. Andy Beresford
Newcastle: Dr Nick Morgan
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Gabriel Sanchez Espinosa
History
Durham: Dr Toby Osborne
Newcastle: Dr Rob Dale
Northumbria: Prof. Neil Murphy
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Scott Dixon
Teesside: Dr Charlie McGuire
Ulster: Prof. Ian Thatcher
Information and Communication Technologies
Northumbria: Prof. Rebecca Strachan
Ulster: Dr Kyle Boyd
Interpreting and Translation
Durham: Dr Penélope Johnson
Newcastle: Dr Ya-Yun Chen
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Kathleen Kaess
Italian Studies
Durham: Prof. Ita Mac Carthy
Law and Legal Studies
Durham: Prof. Chris Bevan and Dr Andy Hayward
Newcastle: Prof. Darren McCauley
Northumbria: Dr Claire Bessant (Sem 1); TBC (Sem 2)
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Alice Panepinto
Ulster: Prof. Rory O’Connell
Library and Information Studies
Northumbria: Prof. Rebecca Strachan
Ulster: Dr Jessica Bates
Linguistics
Durham: Dr Ekaterina Chown
Newcastle: Dr Niamh Kelly and Prof. Ghada Khattab
Northumbria: Dr Mimi Huang
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Joan Rahilly
Ulster: Prof. Raffi Folli
Media and Communication Studies
Durham: Dr Mariann Hardey
Newcastle: Dr James Ash
Northumbria: Dr Kate Egan
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Aoife McGrath
Sunderland: Prof. Caroline Mitchell
Ulster: Dr Robert Porter
Music
Durham: Prof. Tuomas Eerola
Newcastle: Dr Rob Mackay
Northumbria: Prof. David Smith
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Sarah McCleave
Ulster: Dr Brian Bridges
Philosophy
Durham: Dr James Miller
Newcastle: Dr Andrea Rehberg
Queen's University Belfast: Dr Mark Sinclair and Dr Roger Clarke
Photography: History, Theory and Practice
Durham: TBC
Newcastle: Dr Ed Juler
Northumbria: Dr Victoria Horne (Sem 1); TBC (Sem 2)
Sunderland: Prof. Alexandra Moschovi
Ulster: Mr Ken Grant
Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries
Durham: Dr Benjamin Roberts
Newcastle: Prof. Jonathan Sapsed
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Aoife McGrath
Ulster: Prof. Elizabeth Crooke
Political Science and International Studies
Durham: Dr Jan Kandiyali
Newcastle: Dr Johannes Kniess
Northumbria: Prof. Daniel Briggs
Queen's University Belfast: Prof. Alister Miskimmon
Ulster: Prof. Brandon Hamber
Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages and Culture
Durham: Dr Dušan Radunović
Theology, Divinity and Religion
Durham: Prof. Stuart Weeks
Subject Area by Institution
Durham University
Archaeology: Prof. Mark White
Asiatic and Oriental Studies: Mr Don Starr
Classics: Dr Erica Bexley
Creative Writing: Dr Naomi Booth
Criminal Law and Criminology: Prof. Chris Bevan and Dr Andy Hayward
Cultural and Museum Studies: Dr Benjamin Roberts
Cultural Geography: Prof. Paul Langley
Digital Arts: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Dario Lolli
English Language and Literature: Dr Maryam Mirza
Ethnography and Anthropology: Prof. Yulia Egorova
Film-based Media: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Dario Lolli
Fine Art: History, Theory and Practice: TBC
French Studies: Prof. Marc Schachter
German Studies (including Dutch and Yiddish): Dr Alexis Radisoglu
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies: Prof. Andy Beresford
History: Dr Toby Osborne
Interpreting and Translation: Dr Penélope Johnson
Italian Studies: Prof. Ita Mac Carthy
Law and Legal Studies: Prof. Chris Bevan and Dr Andy Hayward
Linguistics: Dr Ekaterina Chown
Media and Communication Studies: Dr Mariann Hardey
Music: Prof. Tuomas Eerola
Philosophy: Dr James Miller
Photography: History, Theory and Practice: TBC
Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries: Dr Benjamin Roberts
Political Science and International Studies: Dr Jan Kandiyali
Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages and Culture: Dr Dušan Radunović
Theology, Divinity and Religion: Prof. Stuart Weeks
Newcastle University
Archaeology: Dr Chris Fowler
Architecture History, Theory and Practice: Prof. Jianfei Zhu
Asiatic and Oriental Studies: Dr Gitte Marianne Hansen
Classics: Dr Micaela Langellotti
Creative Writing: Prof. Sinéad Morrissey (Sem 1)
Criminal Law and Criminology: Prof. Darren McCauley
Cultural and Museum Studies: Dr Dora Merai (Sem 1); Dr Alistair Robinson (Sem 2)
Cultural Geography: Dr Matthew Benwell
Digital Arts: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Tom Schofield
Drama and Theatre Studies: Prof. Helen Freshwater
English Language and Literature: Prof. Michael Rossington (Semester 1) and Dr Robbie McLaughlan (Semester 2)
Film-based Media: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Ian McDonald
Fine Art: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Ed Juler
French Studies: TBC
German Studies (including Dutch and Yiddish): Dr Teresa Ludden
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies: Dr Nick Morgan
History: Dr Rob Dale
Interpreting and Translation: Dr Ya-Yun Chen
Law and Legal Studies: Prof. Darren McCauley
Linguistics: Dr Niamh Kelly and Prof. Ghada Khattab
Media and Communication Studies: Dr James Ash
Music: Dr Rob Mackay
Philosophy: Dr Andrea Rehberg
Photography: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Ed Juler
Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries: Prof. Jonathan Sapsed
Political Science and International Studies: Dr Johannes Kniess
Northumbria University
Architecture History, Theory and Practice: Dr Lesley McIntyre
Creative Writing: Dr Victoria Bazin (Sem 1) and Dr Clare Elliott (Sem 2)
Criminal Law and Criminology: Prof. Daniel Briggs
Cultural and Museum Studies: Dr Victoria Horne
Cultural Geography: Dr Paul Griffin
Design: Prof. Philip Cash (Sem 1); Dr David Parkinson (Sem 2)
Development Studies: Dr Paul Griffin
Drama and Theatre Studies: Dr Cormac Power
English Language and Literature: Dr Victoria Bazin (Sem 1) and Dr Clare Elliott (Sem 2)
Film-based Media: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Kate Egan
Fine Art: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Victoria Horne
History: Prof. Neil Murphy
Information and Communication Technologies: Prof. Rebecca Strachan
Law and Legal Studies: Dr Claire Bessant
Library and Information Studies: Prof. Rebecca Strachan
Linguistics: Dr Mimi Huang
Media and Communication Studies: Dr Kate Egan
Music: Prof. David Smith
Photography: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Victoria Horne
Political Science and International Studies: Prof. Daniel Briggs
Queen's University Belfast
Archaeology: Dr Patrick Gleeson
Architecture History, Theory and Practice: Prof. Tom Jefferies
Celtic Studies: Dr Síobhra Aiken
Classics: Dr Laura Pfuntner
Creative Writing: Dr Jane Lugea
Criminal Law and Criminology: Dr Alice Panepinto
Cultural Geography: Dr Oliver Dunnett
Drama and Theatre Studies: Prof. Aoife McGrath
English Language and Literature: Dr Jane Lugea
Ethnography and Anthropology: Dr John Knight
Film-based Media: History, Theory and Practice: Prof. Aoife McGrath
French Studies: Dr Dominique Jeannerod
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies: Dr Gabriel Sanchez Espinosa
History: Dr Scott Dixon
Interpreting and Translation: Dr Kathleen Kaess
Law and Legal Studies: Dr Alice Panepinto
Linguistics: Prof. Joan Rahilly
Media and Communication Studies: Prof. Aoife McGrath
Music: Dr Sarah McCleave
Philosophy: Dr Mark Sinclair and Dr Roger Clarke
Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries: Prof. Aoife McGrath
Political Science and International Studies: Prof. Alister Miskimmon
University of Sunderland
Applied Arts: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Cate Watkinson
Digital Arts: History, Theory and Practice: Prof. Alexandra Moschovi
Media and Communication Studies: Prof. Caroline Mitchell
Photography: History, Theory and Practice: Prof. Alexandra Moschovi
Teesside University
Creative Writing: Dr Jenna Clake
English Language and Literature: Dr Jane Ford
History: Dr Charlie McGuire
Ulster University
Applied Arts: Dr Chris McHugh
Architecture History, Theory and Practice: Dr David Coyles
Celtic Studies: Dr Peter Smith
Criminal Law and Criminology: Dr Mark Simpson
Cultural and Museum Studies: Prof. Elizabeth Crooke
Design: Dr Catherine O'Hara
Drama and Theatre Studies: Dr Lisa Fitzpatrick
English Language and Literature: Dr Frank Ferguson
Film-based Media: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Murat Akser
Fine Art: History, Theory and Practice: Dr Chris McHugh
History: Prof. Ian Thatcher
Information and Communication Technologies: Dr Kyle Boyd
Law and Legal Studies: Prof. Rory O’Connell
Library and Information Studies: Dr Jessica Bates
Linguistics: Prof. Raffi Folli
Media and Communication Studies: Dr Robert Porter
Music: Dr Brian Bridges
Photography: History, Theory and Practice: Mr Ken Grant
Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries: Prof. Elizabeth Crooke
Political Science and International Studies: Prof. Brandon Hamber