Research
Meet our research-active academic staff.
Arts University Plymouth is home to a cross-disciplinary community of makers and thinkers, all of whom are seeking a critical space in which to interrogate and push the boundaries of their specialist interests and working practices. Our research-active academics and invited experts collaborate to radically expand creative practice and propose new approaches to social justice and creative learning.
Professor Paul Fieldsend-Danks
Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive, Professor of Fine Art
Paul Fieldsend-Danks is Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive at Arts University Plymouth.
Associate Professor Judith Noble
Head of Academic Research
Dr Stephen Felmingham
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Stephanie Owens
Head of School, Arts + Media
Head of the School of Arts & Media at Arts University Plymouth, Stephanie Owens is an interdisciplinary artist, creative researcher, and curator interested in the influence of digital networks on contemporary aesthetics and the production of subjectivity.
Dr Steven Paige
Senior Lecturer & Subject Leader for Postgraduate Studies
Dr Steven Paige is Senior Lecturer & Subject Leader for Postgraduate Studies and Subject Tutor on MA Fine Art, at Plymouth College of Art.
Peter Barker
Head of School, Design + Communication
Mel Brown
Principal Lecturer and Assistant Head of School (Design + Communication)
Lucy Leake
Principal Lecturer and Assistant Head of School (Arts + Media)
Caroline Pedler
Lecturer and MA Subject Tutor
Dr Antigoni Pasidi
Lecturer and MA Subject Tutor
Dr Eddie Falvey
Lecturer
Dr Kim Bagley
Making Futures Fellow
Dr Mohini Chandra
Research Fellow
Dr Natalia Eernstman
Senior Lecturer & Subject Tutor MA Creative Education
Frédérique Santune
Senior Lecturer & Subject Leader, MA Subject Tutor
Frédérique is a designer, educator and researcher, and is Subject Leader for our BA (Hons) Graphic Communication degree, and a Subject Tutor for our MA Visual Communication programme.
Gayle Matthias
Senior Lecturer & Subject Leader
Gayle Matthias is a Senior Lecturer & Subject Leader for BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices at Plymouth College of Art. Gayle is also a Subject Tutor in the postgraduate centre, applying her experience at the V&A and Museum of Glass to undergraduate and MA specialisms including ceramics, glass, and sculpture.
Jason Hirons
Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Contextual Studies
Kirsty Smith
Senior Lecturer with Programme Leader remit BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Marketing
Louise Fago-Ruskin
Lecturer
Rachel Darbourne
Lecturer and MA Subject Tutor
Robert Manners
Lecturer
Richard Kenton Webb
Subject Leader, BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking
Award winning artist Richard Kenton Webb leads our BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking programme. Alongside more than 30 years experience in teaching at some of the most respected art colleges in the UK, Richard's work is exhibited and held in collections all over the world.
Phil Trenerry
Lecturer
Laura Jones
Lecturer
Sam Rowe
Senior Lecturer & Subject Leader