Sounding Board Members

Our Sounding Board members provide insight and expertise around our key strands and subject matters, drawn from both Higher Education and the arts. Board members act as project ambassadors and will actively engaged with NCACE work, as well as our wider policy, social, environmental and technological shifts.

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Professor Trevor McMillan

Professor Trevor McMillan became Vice-Chancellor of Keele University in August 2015. Before moving to Keele as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost in January 2014 he was Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research at Lancaster University.

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Rosy Greenlees

Rosy Greenlees, OBE, is Chair of the British Ceramics Biennial

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Professor Maria M Delgado

Professor Maria M Delgado is Professor and Director of Research at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Modern Languages Research at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

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Jennie Shorley

Jennie is Head of Engaged Scholarship and Impact Lead in the Faculty of Business & Law at Manchester Metropolitan University, strategically leading new engagements with society and business.

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Dr Heather Robson

Dr Heather Robson is involved in a range of activity and practice-based research projects dealing with skills, enterprise and entrepreneurialism, cultural business support, start-up and development and graduate retention within the cultural sector.

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Clayton Shaw

Clayton Shaw is responsible for overall project delivery of STEAMhouse and works closely with the team on areas of capital development, financial management, programme design and delivery.

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Professor Bambo Soyinka

Bambo Soyinka is Professor of Story and Director of TRACE (The Research Centre for Transnational Creativity and Education) at Bath Spa University.

Professor Geoffrey Crossick

Geoffrey Crossick is an urban social historian and Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London

Martyn Evans

Professor Martyn Evans

Martyn Evans is Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor for Arts & Humanities and Director of Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University

Karen Patel

Karen Patel is Research Fellow based at Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, Birmingham School of Media at Birmingham City University

Dr Neelam Raina

Neelam Raina is Associate Professor Design and Development at Middlesex University London