MAIN PANEL D
Sub-panel 25: Area Studies
Sub-panel 26: Modern Languages and Linguistics
Sub-panel 27: English Language and Literature
Sub-panel 28: History
Sub-panel 29: Classics
Sub-panel 30: Philosophy
Sub-panel 31: Theology and Religious Studies
Sub-panel 32: Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
Sub-panel 33: Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
Sub-panel 34: Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
Where required, specialist advisers have been appointed to the REF sub-panels to provide advice to the REF sub-panels on outputs in languages other than English, and / or English-language outputs in specialist areas, that the panel is otherwise unable to assess. This may include outputs containing a substantial amount of code, notation or technical terminology analogous to another language
In addition to these appointments, specialist advisers will be appointed for the assessment of classified case studies and are not included in the list of appointments.
Main Panel D
Main Panel D
Chair Professor Dinah Birch University of Liverpool
Deputy Chair Professor Maria Delgado The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London Members Mr William Blair National Museums NI
Ms Victoria Brignell BBC
Professor Maeve Conrick University College Dublin
Professor Kate Flint University of Southern California
Ms Vivien Niblett Independent
Ms Jacqueline Norton Oxford University Press
Professor Wen-chin Ouyang* SOAS, University of London
Professor Joanne Tompkins University of Queensland Joint with SP33
Professor Anne Boddington Kingston University
Professor Charles Forsdick University of Liverpool
Professor Susan Hodgett University of East Anglia
Professor Mark Jackson University of Exeter
Professor Justin Lewis Cardiff University
Professor Gordon Lynch University of Kent
Professor Robert Stern University of Sheffield
Professor Greg Walker University of Edinburgh
Professor Maria Wyke University College London
Observers Professor Edward Harcourt Arts and Humanities Research Council
Panel Advisers – Assessment Phase Mrs Jane Boggan Goldsmiths, University of London
Mrs Alison Honnor Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Elizabeth Westlake University of Birmingham
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 25: Area Studies
Chair Professor Susan Hodgett University of East Anglia
Deputy Chair Professor Tony Chafer University of Portsmouth
Members Professor Marilyn Booth University of Oxford
Professor Simon Dixon University College London
Professor Hugo Dobson University of Sheffield
Professor Rajinder Dudrah Birmingham City University Joint with SP33
Professor Kevin Featherstone London School of Economics and Political Science Professor Natascha Gentz University of Edinburgh
Professor Robert Gleave University of Exeter
Professor Simon Green Aston University
Professor Roberta Guerrina University of Bristol
Professor Faye Hammill University of Glasgow
Professor Ambreena Manji Cardiff University
Professor Lutz Marten SOAS, University of London
Professor Emma Murphy Durham University
Professor Mairead Nic Craith* Heriot-Watt University
Professor Alfredo Saad Filho King's College London
Dr Matthew Shaw University of Oxford
Professor Zahia Smail Salhi* University of Manchester
Professor Brian Ward Northumbria University
Assessors Professor Sarah Dauncey University of Nottingham
Dr Sarah Foxen UK Parliament Joint with SP26
Professor Almut Hintze SOAS, University of London
Mr Ewen Macleod Independent
Dr Deirdre McKay Keele University
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Pauline Muya Independent
Mrs Tina Woods Cardiff University
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 26: Modern Languages and Linguistics
Chair Professor Charles Forsdick University of Liverpool
Deputy Chair Professor Jane Stuart-Smith University of Glasgow
Members Professor Alessandro Benati University of Hong Kong
Professor Sabine Braun University of Surrey
Professor Thomas Clancy University of Glasgow
Professor Peter Davies University of Edinburgh
Professor Stephanie Dennison University of Leeds
Professor Frank Finlay* University of Leeds From Dec 2020
Professor Simon Gaunt King's College London
Professor Simon Gilson University of Oxford
Professor Andrew Ginger University of Birmingham Until Dec 2020
Professor Susan Harrow* University of Bristol
Professor Jerry Hunter Bangor University
Professor Parvathi Kumaraswami University of Nottingham
Professor Adam Ledgeway University of Cambridge
Professor Marjorie Lorch Birkbeck, University of London
Ms Margaret Mary Murray BBC
Professor Giuliana Pieri Royal Holloway, University of London
Professor Gertrud Reershemius Aston University
Professor Alison Ribeiro de Menezes University of Warwick From Jan 2021
Professor Andreas Schönle University of Bristol
Professor Jim Scobbie Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Professor Devyani Sharma Queen Mary University of London
Professor Michelle Sheehan Anglia Ruskin University
Professor Judith Still University of Nottingham
Professor Isabel Torres Queen's University Belfast
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Professor Emma Widdis University of Cambridge
Assessors Mr Anthony Cond Liverpool University Press
Dr Beverley Costa The Pásalo Project From Jan 2021 Until Apr 2021 Dr Sarah Foxen UK Parliament Joint with SP25
Mr Dominic Gray Opera North
Yr Athro / Professor Tudur Hallam Swansea University
Ms Bernardette Holmes Independent From Jun 2021
Dr Annelies Kusters Heriot-Watt University
Ms Fhiona Mackay SCILT From Mar 2021
Professor Wilson McLeod University of Edinburgh
Ms Janet Zmroczek British Library
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Ms Elena Varela Fuentes University of Cambridge
Dr Elizabeth Westlake University of Birmingham
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 27: English Language and Literature
Chair Professor Greg Walker University of Edinburgh
Deputy Chair Professor Ann Heilmann Cardiff University
Professor Jennifer Richards Newcastle University
Professor Elena Semino Lancaster University
Members Professor Jane Aaron University of South Wales
Professor David Amigoni Keele University
Professor Bridget Bennett University of Leeds
Professor Joe Bray University of Sheffield
Professor Claire Connolly University College Cork
Professor Robert Eaglestone Royal Holloway, University of London
Professor Susan Fitzmaurice University of Sheffield
Professor Martin Halliwell* University of Leicester
Professor Clare Hanson University of Southampton From Mar 2021
Professor Susan Hunston* University of Birmingham
Professor Simon Kövesi Oxford Brookes University
Professor Madhu Krishnan University of Bristol
Professor Clare Lees School of Advanced Study, University of London Professor Willy Maley University of Glasgow
Professor Gail Marshall University of Reading
Professor Steve May Bath Spa University
Professor John McGavin University of Southampton
Professor Andrew McRae University of Exeter
Professor Anshuman Mondal University of East Anglia
Mr Daljit Nagra Brunel University London
Ms Susie Nicklin MILD Group
Ms Deryn Rees-Jones University of Liverpool Until Dec 2020
Professor Helen Small University of Oxford
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Professor Jeremy Smith University of Glasgow
Assessors Professor Linda Anderson Newcastle University From Mar 2021
Professor Paul Baines University of Liverpool From May 2021
Dr Ben Cowell Historic Houses
Mr Benjamin Doyle Bloomsbury Academic
Ms Paula Kennedy Emerald Publishing
Ms Helgard Krause Books Council of Wales
Mrs Sandeep Mahal Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature
Ms Molly Rosenberg The Royal Society of Literature
Professor Patricia Waugh Durham University From Mar 2021 Until May 2021 Ms Pip Willcox The National Archives
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Alison Honnor Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Angharad Roberts Independent
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 28: History
Chair Professor Mark Jackson University of Exeter
Deputy Chair Professor Margot Finn University College London
Members Professor Lynn Abrams University of Glasgow
Professor Frances Andrews University of St Andrews
Professor Pratik Chakrabarti University of Manchester
Professor Tim Cole* University of Bristol
Professor Catherine Cubitt University of East Anglia
Professor Matthew Hilton Queen Mary University of London
Professor Michael Hughes Lancaster University
Professor Claire Langhamer University of Sussex
Professor Jonathan Morris University of Hertfordshire
Professor Paul Nugent University of Edinburgh
Professor Joy Porter* University of Hull
Dr Olwen Purdue Queen's University Belfast
Professor Lyndal Roper University of Oxford
Professor Phillipp Schofield Aberystwyth University
Dr David Souden Past Present Ltd
Professor Andrew Spicer Oxford Brookes University
Professor Julian Swann Birkbeck, University of London
Professor Mary Vincent University of Sheffield
Professor Alex Walsham University of Cambridge
Assessors Dr Jonathan Aylen The Newcomen Society
Dr Katharine Burn University of Oxford
Professor Arthur Burns King's College London
Professor James Daybell University of Plymouth
Mr Martin Davidson Independent From Dec 2020
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Professor Janet Hunter London School of Economics and Political Science Ms Lisa Jamieson Independent
Dr Valerie Johnson The National Archives
Ms Arike Oke Black Cultural Archives From Mar 2021
Dr Ayman Shihadeh SOAS, University of London
Professor Ben Smith University of Warwick From Dec 2020
Dr Ben Thomas Historic Environment Scotland
Professor Alex Watson Goldsmiths, University of London
Professor Jane Winters School of Advanced Study, University of London Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Jane Boggan Goldsmiths, University of London
Ms Jo Lakey King’s College London
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 29: Classics
Chair Professor Maria Wyke University College London
Deputy Chair Professor Barbara Borg University of Exeter
Members Professor Leslie Brubaker University of Birmingham
Professor Douglas Cairns University of Edinburgh
Professor James Clackson University of Cambridge
Professor Stephen Colvin University College London Until Apr 2021
Professor Esther Eidinow University of Bristol
Professor Lin Foxhall* University of Liverpool
Professor Roy Gibson Durham University
Professor Katherine Harloe* University of Reading
Ms Natalie Haynes Independent Until Mar 2021
Dr Alex Long University of St Andrews Joint with SP30
Professor Judith Mossman Coventry University
Professor Nicholas Purcell University of Oxford
Professor Catherine Steel University of Glasgow
Assessors Dr Jessica Dixon The London Oratory School From Dec 2020
Dr Victoria Donnellan British Museum
Specialist Advisers Professor David Holton University of Cambridge
Professor David Langslow University of Manchester From May 2021
Professor Stephen Quirke University College London
Dr Mark Weeden SOAS, University of London
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Miss Lizzie Kirk Durham University
Dr Elizabeth Westlake University of Birmingham
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 30: Philosophy
Chair Professor Robert Stern University of Sheffield
Deputy Chair Professor Heather Widdows* University of Birmingham
Members Professor Helen Beebee University of Manchester
Professor Quassim Cassam University of Warwick
Professor Sophie Grace Chappell* The Open University
Professor Bill Child University of Oxford
Professor Gregory Currie University of York
Professor James Ladyman University of Bristol
Professor Beth Lord* University of Aberdeen
Professor Peter Osborne* Kingston University
Professor Sarah Sawyer University of Sussex
Professor Raymond Tallis University of Manchester
Assessors Professor Richard Bradley London School of Economics and Political Science Dr David Edmonds Independent
Dr Sarah Fine King's College London
Dr Salvatore Florio University of Birmingham
Dr Alex Long University of St Andrews Joint with SP29
Ms Lizzie Trigg Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Professor Pekka Vayrynen University of Leeds
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Alison Honnor Sheffield Hallam University
Mrs Tina Woods Cardiff University
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 31: Theology and Religious Studies
Chair Professor Gordon Lynch University of Kent
Deputy Chair Professor Bettina Schmidt University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Members Professor Philip Alexander University of Manchester
Dr Naomi Appleton University of Edinburgh
Ms Rosie Dawson Independent
Professor Fiona Ellis University of Roehampton
Professor Gavin Flood University of Oxford
Professor Sophie Gilliat-Ray Cardiff University
Professor Elaine Graham* University of Chester
Professor Tom Greggs University of Aberdeen
Professor David Horrell University of Exeter
Professor Paul Joyce King's College London
Professor Karen Kilby Durham University
Professor Charlotte Methuen University of Glasgow
Professor John Wolffe The Open University
Assessors Dr Mohammed Aziz FaithWise
Canon Dr Paula Gooder St Paul's Cathedral
Professor Rachel Muers University of Leeds
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Jane Boggan Goldsmiths, University of London
Miss Lizzie Kirk Durham University
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 32: Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
Chair Professor Anne Boddington Kingston University
Deputy Chair Professor Juan Cruz University of Edinburgh
Professor Judith Mottram Lancaster University
Professor Steve Partridge* University of Plymouth
Members Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen University of Exeter
Mr David Anderson Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Professor Dana Arnold University of East Anglia
Professor Oriana Baddeley* University of the Arts London
Professor Tracy Bhamra Loughborough University
Professor Paul Chamberlain Sheffield Hallam University
Professor Susan Collins Slade School of Fine Art, University College London Mr Benjamin Cook LUX
Professor Steve Dixon Manchester Metropolitan University
Mr Alastair Evans Creative Scotland
Professor Karen Fleming Ulster University
Professor Michael Hatt University of Warwick
Mr Sukhy Johal University of Lincoln
Professor Jake Kaner Nottingham Trent University
Professor Joasia Krysa Liverpool John Moores University From Jun 2021
Dr Aude Le Guennec Heriot-Watt University
Mr Hammad Nasar Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Professor Lynda Nead Birkbeck, University of London
Professor Darren Newbury University of Brighton
Professor Jane Pavitt Kingston University
Professor Andrea Phillips Northumbria University From Jun 2021
Professor Griselda Pollock* University of Leeds
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Ms Susan Postlethwaite Royal College of Art
Professor Matthew Rampley Masaryk University, Brno
Professor Sarah Smith The Glasgow School of Art
Professor Anita Taylor University of Dundee
Professor Marcel Vellinga Oxford Brookes University
Professor Sue Walker University of Reading
Assessors Professor Sandy Black University of the Arts London
Professor Christopher Breward National Museums Scotland From Jan 2021
Dr Iain Donald Abertay University
Ms Hilary Knight Tate
Mr Shân Maclennan Southbank Centre
Dr Tessa Murdoch Victoria and Albert Museum
Professor Evelyn Welch King's College London
Professor Albena Yaneva University of Manchester Joint with SP13
Specialist Advisers Professor Sussan Babaie The Courtauld Institute of Art
Professor Kate Rudy University of St Andrews
Professor Paul Seawright Ulster University
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Jane Boggan Goldsmiths, University of London
Ms Jo Lakey King’s College London
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 33: Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
Chair Professor Maria Delgado The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London Deputy Chair Professor Robert Adlington University of Huddersfield
Members Professor Paul Allain University of Kent
Professor Tim Bergfelder University of Southampton
Professor Stella Bruzzi University College London
Professor Nicola Dibben* University of Sheffield
Dr Kate Dorney* University of Manchester
Professor Nick Fells* University of Glasgow
Professor Dee Heddon University of Glasgow
Professor Sarah Hibberd University of Bristol
Professor Nadine Holdsworth University of Warwick
Mr Paul Hughes BBC
Ms Nike Jonah Counterpoints Arts
Ms Sarah Lutton British Film Institute
Professor Miguel Mera* City, University of London
Dr Royona Mitra Brunel University London
Professor Laudan Nooshin City, University of London
Dr Barley Norton Goldsmiths, University of London
Professor Sita Popat Taylor* Independent
Professor Stephen Rose Royal Holloway, University of London
Professor Jamie Savan Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University Professor Sarah Street University of Bristol
Professor Laura Tunbridge University of Oxford
Professor Sarah Whatley Coventry University
Professor Matt Wright* Canterbury Christ Church University
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Assessors Dr Charlotte Crofts University of the West of England Joint with SP34
Professor Rajinder Dudrah Birmingham City University Joint with SP25
Dr Deirdre Gribbin Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Ms Victoria Hume Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Mr Andrew Miller Independent consultant
Professor Joanne Tompkins University of Queensland Joint with MPD
Dr Nina Whiteman Royal Northern College of Music / Royal Holloway, University of London Specialist Advisers Professor Pamela Burnard University of Cambridge
Professor Michael Clarke University of Huddersfield
Professor Mark Everist University of Southampton
Professor Evangelos Himonides University College London
Dr Paul Murphy Queen's University Belfast
Dr Chris Pallant Canterbury Christ Church University
Dr Henry Parkes University of Nottingham
Dr Prarthana Purkayastha Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Stuart Wood Independent From Apr 2021
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Ms Elena Varela Fuentes University of Cambridge
Dr Elizabeth Westlake University of Birmingham
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Sub-panel 34: Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management Chair Professor Justin Lewis Cardiff University
Deputy Chair Professor Karen Boyle University of Strathclyde
Members Professor David Bawden City, University of London
Professor Joanna Callaghan University of Sussex
Professor Shohini Chaudhuri University of Essex
Professor John Downey Loughborough University
Professor Natalie Fenton* Goldsmiths, University of London
Professor Hazel Hall Edinburgh Napier University
Professor Peter Lunt University of Leicester
Professor Karen Lury University of Glasgow
Professor Sarita Malik Brunel University London
Professor Robin Mansell London School of Economics and Political Science Professor George McKay University of East Anglia
Professor Rachel McLean Liverpool John Moores University
Professor Toby Miller Independent
Professor Kate O'Riordan* University of Sussex
Professor Karen Ross Newcastle University
Professor Pratap Rughani London College of Communication From Dec 2020
Professor Elizabeth Jane Shepherd University College London
Professor Yvonne Tasker University of Leeds
Assessors Professor Garry Crawford University of Salford
Dr Charlotte Crofts University of the West of England Joint with SP33
Mr Robin Moore SHWSH
Dr Alison Preston Ofcom
Mr David Stewart Health Education England From Jan 2021
Last updated: 11 June 2021 Main Panel D
Secretariat – Assessment Phase Mrs Alison Honnor Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Angharad Roberts Independent
* denotes interdisciplinary member on a main panel, and interdisciplinary adviser on a sub-panel
Last updated: 11 June 2021