King's College London Research Team
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Dr Roberta Comunian is Reader in Creative Economy at the Department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London. She has recently coordinated an AHRC research network on Creative Economies in Africa and is currently involved in the H2020 funded research project DISCE: Developing inclusive and sustainable creative economies. More information ...
Professor Ananya Jahanara Kabir is Professor of English Literature at King’s College London. She researches the intersection of the written text with other forms of cultural expression within acts of collective memorialization and forgetting.
For her innovative work in the Humanities, she received the Infosys Humanities Prize (2018), awarded by the Infosys Science Foundation, India, and the Humboldt Forschungspreis (Humboldt Prize, 2018), awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Germany. More information ... |
Dr Eka Ikpe is a Senior Lecturer in Development Economics in Africa. She holds a PhD in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Eka is a Fellow of the PLuS Alliance – a tripartite education, research and policy impact partnership across King’s College London, University of New South Wales and Arizona State University. She is also on the editorial review board of the Journal of Leadership and Developing Societies. More information ...
Dr Lauren England is a Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King's College London. Her PhD, conducted in partnership with Crafts Council UK, investigated higher education and sustainable business development in the UK’s contemporary craft sector. She is currently researching emerging creative economies and fashion design in Africa, and circular economy opportunities for UK designer-makers. More information ...
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Nairobi Partners
Lilac Osanjo has research interests in African design practice, product development and entrepreneurship. Osanjo worked as a graphic designer in advertising for a few years before embarking on a teaching career from The Kenya Polytechnic, Kenya Technical Teachers College (KTTC) and The University of Nairobi. She is a founder member of Design Kenya Society (DKS), Network of Afrikan Design (NAD) and Kenya Fashion Council. She spends her extra time mentoring young design entrepreneurs and building capacity for SME development in Kenya.
Ogake Mosomi is a Tutorial Fellow at the School of the Arts and Design, University of Nairobi. Ogake’s research interest is in developing practical training approaches for fashion designers, and looking for ways to strengthen linkages between industry and academia. She is currently a Business Coach under the Fashion DNA Project run by the British Council, a program that focuses on helping upcoming designers improve their businesses. Ogake is also a practicing fashion designer specializing in creating high-end, bespoke bridal gowns, which is in line with her passion to change perceptions about locally made products.
