Contact Midlands4Cities

For information and support we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions, if you have any enquiries please contact the Doctoral College by the following methods:

T: +44 (0)116 250 6309
E:  m4c@dmu.ac.uk

Informal Enquiries

Midlands 4 Cities Secretariat, University of Nottingham enquiries@midlands4cities.ac.uk

De Montfort University Site Directors

Professor John Young

jyoung@dmu.ac.uk

Dr Alissa Clarke

a.clarke@dmu.ac.uk 

Useful Links

Find out more about research at De Montfort University, and for any general research enquiries please email:  research@dmu.ac.uk.

You can find individual DMU researchers in our staff directory and find out more about our entire research portfolio

Relevant DMU Facilities and Research Centres

Arts, Design and Humanities:

Topic: Architecture; Design

Faculty/Institute: Institute of Architecture

Dr Ahmad Taki


Topic: English; Text

Faculty/Institute:  Institute of English

Prof Gabriel Egan


Topic: History; Sport History

Faculty/Institute:  Institute of History

Prof Matthew Taylor


Topic: Design; Photography, Photographic History; Material Cultures

Faculty/Institute:  Institute of Art and Design

Prof Kelley Wilder


Topic: Performing Arts, Dance

Faculty/Institute:  Institute of Drama, Dance and Performance

Dr Louise Peacock


Business and Law:

Topic: Arts and Culture

Faculty/Institute:  The Centre for Urban Research on Austerity

Prof Jonathan Davies


Topic: Creative Cities

Faculty/Institute:  The Local Governance Research Centre

Dr Arianna Giovannini


Topic: Employment and Skills, Workplace, Robotisation

Faculty/Institute:  People Organisations and Work Institute

Prof Jonathan Payne


Health and Life Sciences:

Topic: Law

Faculty/Institute:  Institute for Research in Criminology, Community, Education and Social Justice

Prof Richard Hall


Computing Engineering and Media:

Topic: Cinema, Television, Archives

Faculty/Institute:  Cinema and Television History Institute

Prof Justin Smith


Topic: Digital Culture AI and Performance Holography

Faculty/Institute:  Institute of Creative Technologies


Topic: Media

Faculty/Institute:  Media and Communication Research Centre

Dr Simon Mills


Topic: Politics and Media

Faculty/Institute:  Media Discource Centre

Prof Stuart Price


Topic: Music, Technology

Faculty/Institute:  Music, Technology & Innovation - Institute for Sonic Creativity

Prof Leigh Landy


Topic: Computing

Faculty/Institute:  Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility

Prof Bernd Stahl


Topic: Cyber Technology, AI

Faculty/Institute:  Cyber Technology Institute

Prof Eerke Boiten


Topic: AI

Faculty/Institute:  Institute of Artificial Intelligence

Professor Yingjie Yang


Cross-Faculty

Topic: Race and Media

Faculty/Institute:  Stephen Lawrence Research Centre

Dr Lisa Palmer