The following esteemed academics have been invited by the BAIS Executive Council to form the first Advisory Council. As Irish Studies in Britain enters a challenging and complex phase, we are pleased to have these experienced, knowledgable advisors to offer counsel and judge our prizes.
Professor Eugenio Biagini, University of Cambridge
Dr Scott Brewster, University of Lincoln
Meryvn Busteed, University of Liverpool
Dr Susan Cahill, Concordia University
Prof Matthew Campbell, University of York
Dr Conor Carville, University of Reading
Dr Niall Ó Ciosáin (NUI Galway)
Professor Claire Connolly, University College Cork
Prof. Michael Cronin (Trinity College Dublin)
Dr Seán Crosson, NUI Galway and EFACIS
Prof Tony Crowley, University of Leeds
Professor Fintan Cullen, University of Nottingham
Professor Enda Delaney, University of Edinburgh
Professor Marianne Elliott, University of Liverpool
Professor Peter Gray, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Liam Harte, University of Manchester
Dr Roisin Higgins, Teesside University
Professor Richard Kirkland, King’s College London
Dr Claire Lynch, Brunel University
Professor Ronan McDonald, University of Melbourne and ISAANZ
Prof. Sarah McKibben (University of Notre Dame)
Professor Gerardine Meaney, University College Dublin
Professor Victor Merriman, Edge Hill University
Dr Tony Murray, London Metropolitan University
Professor Catherine Nash, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Ríona Nic Congáil (University College Dublin)
Prof. Louis de Paor (NUI Galway)
Dr Geraldine Parsons (University of Glasgow)
Professor Senia Paseta, University of Oxford
Dr Emilie Pine, University College Dublin
Professor Shaun Richards, Staffordshire University
Professor Katharina Rennhak, University of Wuppertal and EFACIS
Dr Sarah Roddy, Maynooth University
Professor Louise Ryan, University of Sheffield
Professor Hedwig Schwall, KU Leuven
Professor Peter Shirlow, University of Liverpool
Professor Sonja Tiernan, University of Ontago.
Prof Diane Urquhart, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Clair Wills, University of Cambridge
This council is by invitation only, and potential new members will be considered annually at the Executive Council’s January meeting.