Fellows
The Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowship programme is one of our core areas of activity, enabling our researchers to build interdisciplinary collaborations with scholars from the UK and beyond. The cohorts create sustainable partnerships; we currently have an alumni of 24 Fellows from 18 countries.
Virtual Fellowship Scheme
The Virtual Fellowship Scheme has been conceptualised to offer awarded Fellows an opportunity to collaborate with University of Leicester academics, and focus on research outcomes in a changing world.
Awarded Fellows 2021-22:
- Professor Marion Mutugi (Host: Prof Mark Jobling, Co-host; Prof Lisa Smith)
- Dr Yazidhi Bamutaze (Host: Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett)
The Twycross conservation cluster 2022:
- Dr Lisa Gillespie (Host: Prof Colin Hewitt)
- Dr Rebecca Biddle (Host: Prof Colin Hewitt)
- Dr John Clarkson (Host: Prof Colin Hewitt)
Fellows funded through the Global Challenges Research Fund 2020/2021:
- Dr Polina Golovatina, University of Medellin, Colombia (Host: Dr Joshua Vande Hey)
- Dr Romauld Boua, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN), IRSS-DRCO, Burkina Faso (Host: Dr Chiara Batini)
- Dr Bassant Hassib, British University in Egypt (Host: Prof Athina Karatzogianni)
Fellows funded through the Pandemics call:
- Dr Paul Hirini, Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, New Zealand (Host: Dr Michelle O'Reilly)
LIAS Alumni Fellowship
LIAS Fellows 2017-2018
- Professor Paula Morgan, University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
- Professor Grace Wamue-Ngare, Kenyatta University, Kenya
- Dr Sadiyya Haffejee, University of Pretoria, South Africa
LIAS Rutherford Fellows 2018-2019
The scheme was funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and administered by Universities UK International. Drawing on expertise from across disciplines, our Rutherford Fellows all contributed to the overarching theme of Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Cities.
- Dr Amollo Ambole, University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Dr Edris Alam, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Dr Laura Lotero, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia
LIAS Fellows 2018-2019
- Dr Batbuyan Batjav, Centre for Nomadic Pastoralism Studies, Mongolia
- Dr Dhiren Borisa, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
- Dr Christopher Munyati, North-West University, South Africa
LIAS GCRF Fellows 2018-2019
- Dr Fiona Mulira, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
- Dr Zelalem Mengistu Gashaw, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
- Dr Jiamiao Hu, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
- Professor Naved Iqbal, Jamia Millia Islamia University, India
LIAS GCRF Training Fellows 2018-2019
- Shammane Joseph, University of Guyana, Guyana
- Queenela Cameron, University of Guyana, Guyana
- Dr Rossina Pareja, Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, Peru
- Dr Siti Asdia Binti Masran, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
Fellows 2019-2020
- Dr Timothy Biswick, University of Malawi (ACU Blue Charter)
- Dr David Wilkins, University of Leicester (ESRC IAA)
- Dr Canh Nguyen, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (GCRF)
- Dr Patrick Laviolette, University of Tartu
Ways to engage with the Fellows hosted in LIAS
- Contact them at their Leicester email addresses
- Keep an eye on the LIAS events page for seminars, symposia and workshops led by our Fellows and their Hosts
- Join us for a virtual lunch - email lias@le.ac.uk to book a place
- Sign up for the LIAS e-zine, by emailing lias@le.ac.uk
- Follow us on Twitter - @LeicsIAS
Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies Honorary Visiting Fellowships
LIAS is keen to support academic staff engaged in interdisciplinary research with external collaborators in applying to the University for the award of the title of Honorary Visiting Fellow. This will be a fitting recognition of the contribution that our external collaborators make to the life and work of the institute and the wider University.
The application process is straightforward. University of Leicester staff should complete an honorary title request form, which will be checked and signed by the director of LIAS. This form should be accompanied by two documents:
- Honorary Visiting Fellow’s CV – no longer than six pages (excluding any appendices) and a minimum font size of 12
- Personal statement – details in the prospective Fellow’s words of the contribution that they will make to the University
LIAS will add a supporting statement which details of how the collaboration will benefit the institute, and the University, and forward to HR for processing.
If an honorary title is awarded, the recipient agrees to certain obligations and privileges.
Full details can be found on the University’s sharepoint pages.
Expressions of interest should be sent, in the first instance, to lias@le.ac.uk