Our civic and public engagement team: we create opportunity

Our team

Associate Professor in History and Impact

Dr Larissa Allwork is Researcher (Impact) in the University Research and Knowledge Exchange Office (URKEO). She is also a Historian who investigates how public institutions and societies engage with difficult, provocative or traumatic histories.

Dr Rhiannon Jones (FRSA)

Associate Professor (Civic Practice) Head of Civic and Communities

Dr Rhiannon Jones is a thought leader in Social and Design innovation and Associate Professor (Civic). She leads the Civic Lab Research Group and is a member of Pedagogic Innovation Enhancement and Research (PIER) team within the Provost of Learning and Teaching. She is the CEO of S.H.E.D and chair of Cumulus: International Contemporary Working Art Group.

Professor Keith McLay

Deputy Vice Chancellor

Professor Keith McLay is the Deputy Vice Chancellor.

Civic Operations Board

Krisha Bainham (k.a.bainham@derby.ac.uk)
Cath Freely (c.feely@derby.ac.uk)
Giulia Levi (g.levi@derby.ac.uk)
Christopher Barnes (c.barnes1@derby.ac.uk)
Mark Faghy (m.faghy@derby.ac.uk)
Vladimir Antchak (v.antchak@derby.ac.uk)
Jade Palmer (j.palmer@derby.ac.uk)

Civic Champions

Cath Feely (c.feely@derby.ac.uk)
Jade Palmer (J.Palmer@derby.ac.uk)
Vladimir Antchak (v.antchak@derby.ac.uk)
Mark Faghy (M.Faghy@derby.ac.uk)
Gerri Mortimore (G.Mortimore@derby.ac.uk)
Chris Barnes (C.Barnes1@derby.ac.uk)
Ben Veasey (B.Veasey@derby.ac.uk)
Chris Ribchester (C.Ribchester@derby.ac.uk)
Russ Lewis (R.Lewis@derby.ac.uk)
Samantha Rushton (S.Rushton3@derby.ac.uk)
Tom Craig (T.Craig2@derby.ac.uk)
Ruth Dawson (R.Dawson3@derby.ac.uk)
Krisha Bainham (k.a.bainham@derby.ac.uk)
Luke Gordon-Calvert (L.Gordon-Calvert@derby.ac.uk)

The profound economic and social change happening across the UK today makes the civic role of universities even more vital. As a team, we are committed to our work as a Civic Institution that locates people and place at the heart of all our decision making.

Ayisha Singadia

Executive Services Lead Co-ordinator

How to get involved: just ask

You can contact us for advice, or to find out more about how to get involved or to support our work. We have a wide range of local and national projects and long-standing partnerships with organisations. Together, we are committed to driving forward cultural change and committed to lifelong learning should be for everyone. We have a public engagement strategy and Civic University Agreement that underpins our commitment as a civic institution.

We also support business development and training and offer a wide range of opportunities for placements, live projects through public engagement, knowledge exchange and delivering research with impact.

If you would like to find out more about the University and its Civic University Agreement, please do get in touch. You can contact us at civic@derby.ac.uk.