Meet Our Tutors

Claire graduated with a distinction average from the University of Sydney, where she majored in in International Relations and French and Francophone studies. Currently, she is completing a MSc in Gender, Peace, and Security at LSE. Her research focus is refugee and asylum-seeking women’s reproductive health injustices in different transit areas. However, her interests also include Indigenous issues and coloniality, the way language is used, and the Women, Peace, and security agenda more broadly.

Dave is a Lecturer in Philosophy in the Department of Politics, International Relations, and Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. His primary research interests lie in Ancient Philosophy (and especially where it intersects with Ancient Comedy). He holds a PhD in Platonic Philosophy from Royal Holloway, for which he was awarded the College Crosslands Scholarship. Prior to this, he read Classics and Philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin before coming to England to pursue an MA in Classical Reception at University College, London.

Guy studied Philosophy at the University of Bristol, graduating with a first-class degree. He gained a Distinction in his Masters in Legal and Political Theory at University College London. He also gained a Distinction in his second Masters in Near and Middle Eastern Studies (Politics major) at SOAS University of London. He completed his fully-funded PhD in Politics at SOAS University of London, and has since held numerous research grants, and is currently based at the University of Edinburgh.

Frankie studied Law at St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge. He was awarded a scholarship from Inner Temple and has since completed the Bar course in London. Next year, he will commence pupillage at a leading London set which specialises in clinical and professional negligence. He is interested in a broad range of law, from tort and contract to criminal and human rights.

Jakub studied Law at the University of Nottingham, graduating with a first-class degree, and then completed the Bar Training Course at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy. He is now a Teaching Associate at Queen Mary University of London, teaching Contract Law to first year undergraduate students and Jurisprudence and Legal Theory to final year undergraduate students.

James graduated with a First Class Honours in Law at the University of Nottingham, receiving an award in International Criminal Law. He is an Inner Temple scholar and currently practises as a County Court Advocate, appearing in court daily. An experienced mooter, James coaches the Inner Temple team for the world’s largest commercial arbitration moot. He will soon commence pupillage at a leading property set.

James is finishing his fourth year of medicine at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He is undertaking research with the Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery departments, auditing the management of open fractures at Brighton’s major trauma centre. While at medical school, he has been involved with tutoring prospective medical students and widening participation schemes. James has a strong interest in medical education, anaesthetics and surgery.

Jana Hunter is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of History and a Stipendiary Lecturer in Global History at New College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the relationship between time and temporality in Central and Eastern Europe during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. She was the Jane Eliza Procter Fellow at Princeton University for the 2022/23 academic year. Prior to Oxford, Jana was at the University of Cambridge where she studied for an MPhil in Modern European History and at Durham University where she completed her undergraduate degree in History.

Kiara studied Law at St John’s College, University of Cambridge and graduated with a Double First Class degree. She received the Hughes Prize, awarded to the best candidates at St John’s College each year. Following her undergraduate studies, she interned with the United Nations Refugee Agency in Geneva, working on matters of law and policy related to refugee status determination procedures. She also worked as an Associate to a Judge at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. She has recently completed the Bachelor of Civil Law at Merton College, University of Oxford.

Laxmi is entering her fourth year of study at University College London (UCL). She completed her BSc in Clinical Sciences at UCL, where she conducted a systematic review exploring the use of extended reality technologies in medical education. Currently, she is working on an audit evaluating the implementation of teledermatology in clinical settings. Her academic interests encompass medical education, dermatology, and global health.

Mia took a four-year Masters course in Physics at Imperial College London, where she continued on to obtain a PhD in Theoretical Physics, specifically String Theory — a model of particle physics and gravity on microscopic scales. Since then she has been a tutor and academic researcher in Physics and Mathematics, and currently works at the University of Leeds researching Environmental Fluid Dynamics.

Neil recently completed a PhD in American History at the University of Oxford, where he researched how American liberalism shaped an emerging American imperial project prior to the First World War. Focusing on the shifting understandings of race, peace, and international law in this period, he is particularly interested in how empires are justified to a domestic audience. He has presented his work at conferences across the UK and the United States. Neil has also recently completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law.

Oliver studied Natural Sciences at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. He graduated with a First-Class degree in his bachelor’s specialised in Astrophysics. He also completed his master’s degree in Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge where he graduated with a First and a college scholarship. He is completing a PhD at Queen Mary, University of London in theoretical physics. His research is on applying general classes of modified gravity theories to the production of gravitational waves.

Robbie is a fourth-year medical student at Brighton & Sussex medical school. His interests lie particularly in neurology, haematology and medical research. He recently completed research investigating how the genetics of certain blood cancers can predict the risk of recurrence. 

Steven graduated top of his year for his MA in Philosophy and Theology at Edinburgh University. Since then, he has focused on making specialist philosophy ideas accessible to non-specialist audiences through teaching, coaching, speaking, and writing. He is a Senior Specialist and Teacher Trainer at The Philosophy Foundation, teaches Philosophy at the London Academy of Excellence, and writes a regular column for The Philosopher’s Magazine.

Souparnika did her Master’s at the UCL Institute of Education, where she studied Educational Planning, Economics and International Development as a Lady Meherbai D. Tata Scholar, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi. Her research interests include the economics of education, labour economics and development economics.