British Academy Elevate Programme 2026 cohort

The 2026 British Academy Elevate Programme cohort is:

Belal Abu Alabbas, University of Bristol

Olufemi Adetunji, University of Lincoln

Doyinsola Agunbiade, Edinburgh Peace Institute

Jennifer Airlie, Durham University

Akkad Alhussein, Independent Researcher

Tania Arrieta, University of Leicester

Samreen Ashraf, Bournemouth University

Pushpi Bagchi, University of Edinburgh

Gergo Baranyi, University College London

Neema Begum, University of Nottingham

Doerte Bemme, King's College London

Hannah Blake, University of Derby

Rachael Blakey, University of Warwick

Shreyashi Chakraborty, University of Greenwich

Xihui Chen, Keele University

Rosemary Chigevenga, Oxford Brookes University

Tilly Clough, Queen's University Belfast

John Colley, University of Cambridge - St John's College

Arely Cruz Santiago, Independent Researcher

Andrea Espinoza Carvajal, University of Bristol

Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva, King's College London

Jade French, Loughborough University

Neda Genova, University of Southampton

Helena Goodwyn, Northumbria University

Lyubomira Gramcheva, Independent Researcher

Ainul Hanafiah, University of East London

Shannon Harris, University of St Andrews

Christinna Hazzard, Liverpool John Moores University

Maximilian Gregor Hepach, Durham University

Kiranpreet Kaur, University of Wolverhampton

Songdi Li, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Li Li, University of Stirling

Chelsea Mainwaring, London Metropolitan University

Blessing Marandure, University of Birmingham

Joanna Paulynn Masangkay, Middlesex University

Kirsty McGregor, Loughborough University

Gilbert McLaughlin, Liverpool Hope University

Elspeth Mitchell, University of Leeds

Karen Morash, Rose Bruford College

Olajumoke Obembe, De Montfort University

Temitayo Odeyemi, University of Birmingham

Adewale Ogunmodede, Royal Agricultural University

Oluseye Oludoye, Teesside University

Katie Parsons, Loughborough University

Katie Hart Potapoff, Independent Researcher

Sumedh Rao, The Open University

Assunta Ruocco, University of Lincoln

Sadi Shanaah, University of Warwick

Reece Sohdi, University of Sunderland

Lenore Thompson, University of Derby

Luis Toledo Machado, University of Leeds

Yuliia Turchenko, King's College London

Niina Turtola, Edinburgh Napier University

Tariq Umar, University of the West of England

Jing Wang, Manchester Metropolitan University

Nathalie Weidhase, University of Surrey

David White, Staffordshire University

Jon Winder, University of Liverpool

Hayley Wright, Coventry University

Maria Xiouri, University of Lincoln

Xingna Zhang, University of Liverpool

Anna Zsubori, Loughborough University

Please note: Awards are arranged alphabetically by surname of the grant recipient. The institution is that given at the time of application.