Our staff

Professor Tony Edwards is a globally-recognised Professor of International Management. He has published forty articles in refereed journals, written fifteen book chapters and is author of a widely used textbook. Professor Edwards joined the University from King’s College London, where he was the Head of the School of Management and Business.

Chris is responsible for the management of the Professional Services staff in London and ensuring that we have close links back to Loughborough.

Mikko’s key expertise is linked to successful leadership of complex, multicultural and multidisciplinary organisations and initiatives, combining technical and social goals.

Ahmet is an internationally-recognised researcher in multimedia communications systems and has led major international, multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary research and development projects in his field.

Helen is the Director of the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance (IDIG) at Loughborough University London, and also holds a Chair in French and European Studies at Loughborough University.

Dr. Gerhard Schnyder is a Reader in International Management and joined the Institute for International Management from King’s College London in July 2017.

Thomas is an internationally leading scholar in the field of communication for social change.

James joined us from Australia and is passionate about delivering outstanding opportunities for students in the business of sport.

Professor Jo Tacchi is a media anthropologist with a record of research collaboration with academic, commercial, government and community partners.

Aaron pursues research interests in the management of psychological, organisational and policy change in sport, business, health, religion and society.

Mike was the inaugural Dean of Loughborough University London (2013-2018). Mike is currently working with colleagues at MIT on research pertaining to innovation-driven entrepreneurship ecosystems.

With over eighteen years' experience of managing support services in higher education, Deborah's main responsibilities are to oversee the work of the Professional Services Team at Loughborough University London.

Aidan McGarry is Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean for Research at Loughborough University, London.

Helen is the Director of the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance (IDIG) at Loughborough University London, and also holds a Chair in French and European Studies at Loughborough University.

Dr Louise Scholes joined Loughborough University London from Durham University as a Reader in Entrepreneurship. She is on the editorial board of the International Small Business Journal and has a specialist research focus on entrepreneurship and family firms.

Dr. Gerhard Schnyder is a Reader in International Management and joined the Institute for International Management from King’s College London in July 2017.

Aaron pursues research interests in the management of psychological, organisational and policy change in sport, business, health, religion and society.

Mike was the inaugural Dean of Loughborough University London (2013-2018). Mike is currently working with colleagues at MIT on research pertaining to innovation-driven entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Dr Antonius van den Broek is a Programme Director and Teaching Fellow at the Institute for Design Innovation. He is specialised in the business side of design, particularly in the communicative role of design in strategy and management.

Petre is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow undertaking research within the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance.

Dr Burçe Çelik teaches social movements and media, media cultures in the global south, and politics of communication. She is the Programme Director for all taught programmes in the Institute for Media and Creative Industries.

Dr Nicola Chelotti's teaching and research interests focus on negotiations, diplomacy and regional/international organizations, the EU in particular. The underlying theme is to understand how informal practices emerge in international interactions and shape policy processes and outcomes.

Dr Clelia Clini is a Research Associate on the project “Migrant Memory and the Postcolonial Imagination (MMPI): British Asian Memory, Identity and Community after Partition”.

Dr Holly Collison is an anthropologist in the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP).

Constantino (Con) is a Visiting Fellow and is predominantly based at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia where he is the Associate Dean of Marketing with responsibility for the staff and programs in that discipline area.

Dr Daniel Read joins the academic faculty as a Lecturer after completing his PhD with the Institute for Sport Business.

Dr Varuna De Silva is a lecturer in Digital Engineering and joined Loughborough University London in 2016, after working in the industry as a research engineer.

Safak is a leading international researcher and lecturer in multimedia communications systems.

Anaïs is trained as a cultural anthropologist with a focus on aesthetics as social justice, material culture- particularly fashion, boundaries of belonging and systems of value across economies at various scales.

Dr Geurin has published extensively on the topics of sport communication and marketing, specifically focusing on athletes’ and sport organisations’ use of social media, as well as media portrayals of athletes of differing race, gender, and nationality.

Dr Dorina Baltag's research interest lies at the intersection of the fields of International Relations and European external relations with focus on the practice of diplomacy.

Eddie is a Teaching Fellow in the Institute of Sport Business, with research interests in leadership and professional football exploring ideas that explain the influence leaders have on those they interact with.

Eric is currently module leader for Social Identities and Media, and Media Audiences and Users.

Indra is a Teaching Fellow in the Institute for Innovation and he is currently working on Indra is currently working on several research projects in microfinance, sustainable development goals and teaching excellence.

Dr Jessica Noske-Turner is a senior lecturer with expertise in media and communication for development and social change.

Jie is the Programme Director for our MSc Digital Marketing with her research focusing on adopting marketing perspectives and methods to solve digital marketing problems.

Lauren is a senior lecturer in Sport Business with research interests in digital and social media communication and marketing within the sport industry.

Dr Linn E. Zhang is a Senior Lecturer (eqv. Associate Professor) at the Institute for International Management, Loughborough University London.

Dr Merve Sancak's research sits between international political economy, comparative political economy and economic sociology.

Xiaolan is an expert in engineering and design, having completed her studies in both China and London.

Erhan is an experienced researcher with strong background in video processing, interactive multimedia technologies, affective computing, and multimodal data analysis. Erhan has participated in and led collaborative research projects in this area and supervised postgraduate taught and research students.

Prior to joining Loughborough University London, Kun worked as a Research Associate in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department and a Research Fellow of the Enterprise Research Center at Imperial College Business School.

Lydia Good leads Premiership Rugby’s BreakThru campaign.

Dr. Anna Grosman lectures the modules of entrepreneurial finance and corporate governance.

Emily is a lecturer in Sport Business, with research interests in sports mega-events and the associated concepts of leveraging and legacy.

Geoffrey Hodgson has been appointed as Professor in Management for the Institute for International Management at Loughborough University London.

Dr Siv Jansson has worked at a range of institutions in the UK and overseas, including eight years living and working in New Zealand and eight months living in Australia. She teaches on ‘Identity, Culture and Communication'.

Philipp is an international management scholar whose research interests lie at the intersection of firms and institutions.

Ksenija is a Lecturer and a Programme Director for MSc Design Innovation Program, leading on Design Research and Design in Organisations modules. Ksenija’s research interest is in exploring how service design can promote human development whilst engaging with evolving social and ecological challenges.

Hyun joined the institute from the Korean Aerospace Research Institute and has also worked with the Korean Institute of Science & Technology and the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI).

Dr Surya Mahdi works within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Loughborough University London.

Dr Lora Markova is a Research Associate at the Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC).

Angela's interest in entrepreneurship stems from her background as co-founder and director of Youth Speaks Seattle, a leading youth arts education social enterprise in Seattle, USA. She has extensive experience as an educator, teaching artist, youth mentor and collaborative digital content creator.

Aidan McGarry is Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean for Research at Loughborough University, London.

Dr Roy Meriton is a Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneruship, teaching modules on innovation management and research methods.

Dr Tatevik Mnatsakanyan’s research and teaching are in international security, with a particular emphasis on critical approaches to security and to peace-building and postconflict reconciliation.

Dr Ruth Neubauer researches design practices and how design agency can be traced in the sociomaterial networks of practice. She is particularly interested in how design can be made accessible as design thinking for interdisciplinary use.

Dr Cristian Nitoiu’s teaching and research interest focus on the foreign policy of Russia and the EU, the international relations of the BRICS countries, EU-Russia relations, Eastern Europe, international relations, the European public sphere and international political communication.

Tim's research and teaching currently focus on Brexit, British politics, London, European politics, international relations and international security. He has combined work in academia (LSE, UCL, NYU and the EUI) with work in political institutions (the House of Lords and the European Parliament), think tanks (in Berlin, Washington D.C. and London) and with the British military.

Professor Phil Budden is a Visiting Professor for the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance.

Dr Sharon Prendeville is Head of the Institute’s Research Group, Director of the MSc Design Innovation programme. She specialises in critical and democratic aspects of design research and practice, drawing on theories from environmental politics, social movement studies, and critical studies of design and management. Sharon teaches ‘Design Futures’ where she engages students in these explorations into the design of social systems.

Professor Gregory Jackson has been appointed as a Professor of Comparative Management in the Institute for International Management at Loughborough University London, and is Professor of Human Resource Management and Labor Politics at the Free University Berlin.

Dr Yogachandran has a PhD in Signal and Information Processing and has worked at Loughborough University as a postdoctoral research associate.

Jukka Rintamäki is a Lecturer in International Management offering a fascinating insight into global business perspectives.

A Senior Lecturer in Media and Creative Industries, Patria specialises in sociology and communication and has an interest in urban communication, migrant and ethnic economies and urban regeneration.

Thor is the Director of IDI’s Dissertation Programme and the Co-ordinator of the school’s Collaborative Project module involving all seven Institutes at Loughborough London University and around 1000 students.

Amalia is a media and communications scholar specialising in the study of information technology adoption and influences in cultural and creative practice, international and community development.

Laura is a design scholar, activist and educator. She specialises in meaning innovation, sociocultural and human experience aspects of design.

Xiyu is a leading researcher and consultant with specialist knowledge of digital signal processing, wireless networking, multimedia communications and cybersecurity. Xiyu has contributed towards several high-profile international collaboration projects that have shaped the future of networked media.

Anthony’s expertise and background lies in International Business, entrepreneurship, management and strategy.

Xiang is a Teaching Fellow within the Institute for Digital Technologies.

Dr Steve Swanson is an experienced manager in a variety of international sport settings. As a Senior Lecturer in sport business, Steve teaches in several areas relating to leadership and management in sport. His research explores key aspects of organisational behaviour such as leadership, culture, change management, and employee commitment.

Dr Pandora Syperek is Research Associate on the AHRC-funded research project Counter-Framing Design at the Institute for Design Innovation. She is a historian of modern and contemporary art, design and display culture, with special interests in gender and the nonhuman.

Dr Ida Telalbasic is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and Programme Director for the MSc Service Design Innovation programme. She specialises in service design innovation and strategy, as well as, exploring the value of design-driven entrepreneurship.

Justin Tumlinson is the Director of MSc Entrepreneurship, Finance and Innovation and a Senior Lecturer within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Matt is Reader in Sociology and Comparative Political Economy in the Institute for International Management.

Dr Tao Zhang is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) within the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Programme Director of MSc Managing Innovation in Creative Organisations (MICO).

Yang is a Lecturer in the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, with research interests in business model innovation and digital entrepreneurship.

Rohit is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Media and Creative Industries.

As part of his role, Peter is working with the Institute for Sport Business at Loughborough University London, sharing his expertise in national sport strategic planning, high performance leadership and coaching.

Professor Phil Budden is a Visiting Professor for the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance.

With over eighteen years' experience of managing support services in higher education, Deborah's main responsibilities are to oversee the work of the Professional Services Team at Loughborough University London.

Throughout her working career Fran has worked in various retail roles and gained extensive customer service skills both in retail and the higher education sector.

Asia was a Student Ambassador for three years whilst studying at Buckinghamshire New University.

Miranda joins us from City of Westminster College where she has undertaken a number of administrative roles including a PA role and more recently in relation to Student Records.

Rachael joins us from the University of West London where she is a Student Advisor with a focus on immigration and funding. She is involved in the University’s compliance committee and has developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with government requirements.

China's role involves working alongside schools to support and engage students in all the aspects of university life. China holds different events to increase participation in local areas.

Faysal works as part of the Student Support team as an IT Technician.

Ben is our resident East London Midlander and the driving force behind many of our student engagement innovations and community building activities.

Over the last 10 years, Dipesh has worked in a variety of technical roles at multiple universities across the UK.

As Partnership Development Manager, Ben links academia and industry together for Loughborough University London.

Deborah has worked and studied at Loughborough University for over 24 years, providing financial and administrative support and delivering University Teaching to staff and students.

Ashley manages operations on the Collaborative Project, a pioneering inter-disciplinary Master's module involving over 400 students and 15 collaborating organisations.

Laura is a professionally qualified career consultant with over 30 years of experience of working with university students, graduates, adults and school leavers.

Maxine has worked in education for over 7 years and has experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language and in both writing and developing a variety of curricula.

Martin Hyams specialises in English for Academic Purposes, and he is in post to deliver embedded provision within the curriculum focusing on academic language and academic conventions directly relevant to the module assessment. He also provides one to one support for students at Loughborough University London.

Hayley has supported the development of start-up businesses and enterprise in Higher Education for the past three years and now joins us as Student Enterprise Adviser

Ben has been working in the Centre for Academic Practice as a Graduate Intern since graduating in 2013 with a degree in Social Psychology.

Part of the University’s Careers Network, Nadine provides career guidance, coaching and information to students, staff and graduates.

Limahl joins us from Kingston University and The University of West London.

Dan coordinates the team responsible for the delivery and development of our Future Space offer-with a focus on support systems, operational logistics and team strategy.

With over 10 years of experience conceptualising and managing global disability sport and education programmes, Jennie recently joined Loughborough University to manage the Global Disability Innovation Hub's project - Overcoming Stigma though Paralympic Sport.

Bryony's current role at Loughborough University London is managing the procedures and processes around all aspects of PhD study. She also looks after some of the research activities of the department.

Olly Swanton has been appointed as Student Support Manager at Loughborough University London.

Prior to this role, Charlene was a Senior Support Officer and Student Ambassador Coordinator within our Student Services team.