People
The following members from departments across the institution contribute to the Literature and Science Hub Research Centre.
Daniel's work is interested in literature from 1800 to present, especially as it relates to science.
Mary's research focuses on nineteenth-century literature and medicine. She is interested in how writing shaped the development of medical practice during this period.
Science Fiction Collections Curator, as curator Tom cares for a wide array of science fiction materials and aids researchers in accessing the collection. Tom’s academic research focuses on the material contexts of science fiction magazines.
Andrew is a Roman historian specialising in the interaction between ancient people and the world around them.
Jess is an environmental sociolinguist dedicated to using linguistics as a strategic tool for addressing the climate crisis and amplifying the voices of marginalised communities.
Lucienne's research is based on the intersection between literary representations of racism and creative health, especially ways in which creativity can be used to combat racism and to provide a space for ethnic resilience.
Greg's main field of research interest is the relationship between literature, science and technology, particularly in the eighteenth century.
Matthew is the Alan Frederick Price Memorial Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow. His research focuses on the intersections between environmental and medical culture in eighteenth-century Britain.
Sam's work in Literature and Science primarily revolves around the emergent, interdisciplinary field of the Environmental Humanities.
Jill taught medieval literature and children's literature.
Hannah's research looks at how cognitive aspects of storytelling can effectively be used to communicate science.
Vid runs the MA Art, Philosophy and Cultural Institutions. His work is at the crossroads of aesthetics and political philosophy.
Rachael works at the intersection of philosophy of mind, action and ethics and on the history of analytic philosophy.
Georgina's research focuses on environmental history, and specifically on climatic history and historical climatology, on human responses to unusual or extreme weather events.