Professor Kate O’Riordan: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students)
Biography
Kate is Professor of Digital Culture and was appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students in August 2023, having previously been Dean of the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities. She is the co-author of Furious: Technological Feminism and Digital Futures (Pluto, 2019) with Professor Caroline Bassett and Professor Sarah Kember. She has published widely on digital media and cultures of science and technology including Unreal Objects (Pluto, 2017) and The Genome Incorporated (Ashgate, 2010). She is currently working on projects on critical studies and LGBTQ+ histories.
Kate is a member of the University Executive, the University Leadership Team and Senate. Kate’s Executive responsibilities include leadership of , a core activity of the Sussex 2035 strategy. Kate chairs the Education and Students Leadership Team, the University Education Committee and a range of sub-committees aligned to delivering the Education and Students Portfolio.
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