Professor, Reader and Associate Professor appointments 2026
Congratulations to colleagues who have become professors and readers through the latest conferment process.
Their applications were considered by the VC and Conferment Panel in consultation with independent external assessors.
The successful applicants:
- Abi Rose: Professor of Women’s Health Behaviours and Wellbeing
- Amy Whitehead: Professor of Sport Psychology and Coaching
- Andreea Font: Professor of Astronomy
- Craig Hammond: Professor of Education and Transformative Practice
- David McIlroy: Professor of Applications of Individual Differences to Education
- Femi Olorunniji: Professor of Synthetic Biology
- Lawrence Foweather: Professor of Physical Activity and Physical Literacy
- Rebecca Murphy: Professor of Educational Leadership and Applied Sport Science
- Sarah Dalrymple: Professor of Conservation Ecology
- Aine Mac Dermott: Reader in Cyber Security & Digital Forensics
- Andrew Denovan: Reader in Applied Individual Differences
- Avril Rowley: Reader in Nature-Based and Outdoor Pedagogies
- Benjamin Buckley: Associate Professor in Preventive Cardiology
- Birge Yildrim Okta : Reader in Sustainable Architecture, Urbanism and Spatial Policy
- Clare Horrocks: Associate Professor in Print Culture and Public Engagement
- Diahann Gallard : Reader in Psychological Approaches in Education Practice
- Ellie McCoy: Associate Professor in Trauma Informed Research
- Emily Cuming: Associate Professor in Literature and Cultural History
- Helen Collins: Reader in Widening Participation
- Hu Du: Reader in Building Performance
- Ioanna Yfantidou: Associate Professor in Marketing
- Jason McIntyre: Reader in Mental Health
- Jessica Liu: Reader in Facial Anthropology
- Jonathan Cranfield: Reader in Periodical Studies
- Jude Piesse: Reader in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Cultural History
- Kezia Barker: Associate Professor in Environmental Futures
- Konstantina Skritsovali: Associate Professor in Responsible Management and Innovative Pedagogies for Sustainability
- Maria Ferentinou: Associate Professor in Geotechnics
- Matt McLain: Associate Professor of Design and Technology Education
- Oladayo Bifarin: Associate Professor in Mental Health Nursing, Systems and Policy
- Paul Anderson: Associate Professor in Territorial Politics
- Rachael Symonds: Reader in Plant Biotechnology
- Rachel Tarling: Associate Professor in Applied Health Psychology
- Robert Grand: Reader in Astrophysics
- Sarah MacLennan: Associate Professor of Creative Writing & Storytelling
- Yangming Gao: Reader in Transport Infrastructure
