Our people

Lord Cunliffe worked as an architect, city planner, project manager and management consultant during a varied career. Schooled in the USA and at Eton, after an engineering apprenticeship he studied architecture at Cambridge and the Architectural Association. Qualifying in 1959, Roge...

Michelle Deignan is an Irish filmmaker and artist who has lived and worked in London for 25 years. She makes moving image, photographic and print works, for gallery exhibition, for cinema and for other screening contexts. These works critically examine the production and disseminati...

Mark studied for his MA in photography at De Montfort University, Leicester, graduating, in 1997.  He has worked professionally within the industry for over 25 years.  Before joining the University of Suffolk in 2011 he was a lecturer in Contextual Studies at De Montfort Universit...

Associate Professor Rob Ellis has been working in Higher Education since 2001. His current role is as Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and the Student Experience as well as the Director of Life Sciences. Rob’s passion is to see the next generation of scientists entering emplo...

Dr Adnane Ez-zizi is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Course Leader for the MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology. He holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Bristol, where he was part o...

Richard is a part-time Lecturer in Life Sciences in the School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology at the University of Suffolk. He teaches and leads a number of modules on the School’s undergraduate programmes including BSc Nutrition and Human Health and BSc Bioscience,...

Bobby Forsythe is a Suffolk artist and art historian based in Ipswich. Forsythe’s research and writings focus on the aesthetic experience of twentieth century art, both being philosophically inspired. This aids with the creation of immersive installations for her own artistic prac...

Nicola joined the University of Suffolk in October 2022 as an Associate Professor in visual arts, to develop the PhD programme, with an emphasis on practice-based research. Her academic background spans Continental philosophy, art practice, history of art and museum studies. Her res...

Alastair is a Scottish screenwriter and actor with over 30 years of experience in the film, television and creative industries. Alastair trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), graduating with a BA and winning the Directing...

Dr. Michael Gilmore is Visiting Professor of Sustainability at the University of Suffolk. He is also an Associate Professor in George Mason University’s School of Integrative Studies (SIS). Dr. Gilmore is an ethnobiologist with over twenty years of experience working with the Maij...

Jane began her career as a graphic designer for the Advertising and Communications Division of PA Consulting Group. She worked on high-profile accounts, including M&S, British Gas and British Aerospace, producing advertising, brochures, direct marketing and branding. In 1994 she...

Lecturer in Accounting and Finance. After a 10 year career in industry, during which time she qualified as a management accountant (CIMA) Jane moved into lecturing in Accounting and Finance. She has a wealth of experience having lectured to both accounting and non-accounting student...