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Director of Games for Impact

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Doctor Chris Buckingham
Commercialisation Manager (Soc Sciences)
Research interests
Christopher’s research interests cover a number of topics in the main subject areas of
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:C.R.Buckingham@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 7799166619
Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
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Ms Emily Bastable
Email:E.Bastable@soton.ac.uk
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Mr Francis Gene-Rowe
Teaching Fellow in Digital Media Practice
Research interests
Games and Interactive Media
Digital Media Practices and Culture
Email:F.Gene-Rowe@soton.ac.uk
Address: Satellite - Park Avenue, Winchester, Winchester, SO23 8DL
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Doctor Joseph Owen
Senior Enterprise Fellow
Research interests
Culture and heritage in place
Email:J.G.Owen@soton.ac.uk
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Doctor Kay Lakin
Senior Enterprise Fellow (MERLA)
Email:K.E.Lakin@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 7504
Address: University Of Southampton Science Park, Enterprise Road, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7NS
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Doctor Kristina Risley
Senior Teaching Fellow Leadership in Health & Social Care
Research interests
Gamification and serious games for leadership development
Email:Kristina.Risley@soton.ac.uk
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Professor Matt Ryan
Professor
Research interests
Democracy
Social Research Methods
Web Science
Data Science
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:M.G.Ryan@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 3308
Address: B58, West Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
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Doctor Paolo Spada
Associate Professor
Research interests
Diffusion and impact of governance and social innovations (Democratic Innovations).
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:P.Spada@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 4840
Address: B58, West Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
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Doctor Ramy Hammady
Lecturer in Design Innovation
Research interests
Emerging Technologies, including Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:R.Hammady@soton.ac.uk
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Doctor Richard Gomer
Lecturer in Computer Science
Research interests
Human-Computer Interaction
Agency-oriented Design
Data Institutions
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:R.C.Gomer@soton.ac.uk
Address: B32, East Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
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