University of Winchester: New dean of humanities and social sciences 

Professor Michael Bradshaw joined the Winchester team in April from the University of Worcester where he had been the head of the School of Humanities since 2017.

He has also worked at Manchester Metropolitan University, Japan Women’s University, the University of Tokyo, Bristol University, and the University of the West of England.

As dean, Professor Bradshaw will oversee the academic planning and development, supporting the heads of department as well as teaching and undertaking his own research.

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The new dean, who has degrees from Cambridge and Bristol, is a specialist in poetry and drama of the British romantic period and has published widely on authors such as Thomas Lovell Beddoes, John Clare, Thomas Hood, John Keats, and the Shelleys. His present work focuses on critical disability studies.

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Professor Bradshaw said: “It’s really exciting to be part of a faculty that includes such a range of subjects, from psychology and geography to philosophy and creative writing.

“I’m looking forward to learning more about all the subjects my new colleagues practise, starting with the technical disciplines which are new to me, such as Psychology and Archaeology.”

The humanities leader has a longer-term aim to develop the faculty from being multi-disciplinary to being more inter-disciplinary by exploring opportunities to collaborate across the courses.

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers undergraduate and postgraduate study in Animal Welfare and Society, Anthropology, Archaeology, Classical Studies, Creative Writing, English language and literature, Geography, History, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology.