Our people

Andrea is a Fellow and College Teaching Officer in Law at St Edmund's. He studied law at the University of Bologna, Cambridge, and at the European University Institute. Andrea's current research examines how legal discourse represents complex socio-economic realities. His work incorporates insights from cognitive sciences, game theory, and economic sociology to investigate how law (mis)understands the social world. Prior to his current role, Andrea taught EU law, Roman law, labour law, and law and economics at LSE and Cambridge.

I am Assistant Director and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Business Research, Cambridge Judge Business School. My research examines the role of financial and non-financial firms in sustainable economic development, monetary policy transmission, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Dr Giorgio Caselli is Assistant Director and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Business Research (CBR), Cambridge Judge Business School, and Fellow of St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge. He is also a Fellow and Supervisor on the MSt in Sustainability Leadership at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Giorgio’s research examines the role of financial and non-financial firms in sustainable economic development, monetary policy transmission, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. He has been working on several projects, funded among others by Cambridge Ahead, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Business Board, the Babraham Research Campus and the Greater Cambridge Partnership. Prior to joining the CBR, Giorgio worked at Deloitte Italy’s Global Financial Services Industry and completed his PhD in Financial Economics at Cranfield University. His PhD thesis was awarded the Director’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis of the Year. Giorgio regularly presents his research at leading international conferences and his work received several awards, including a Young Researcher Award by the European Association of Cooperative Banks. His research has been published in several academic and practitioner journals such as the Cambridge Journal of Economics, Financial Review and SUERF Policy Notes.

Academic Profile

Publications

• Caselli G. & Migliorelli M. (2024), [Title], SUERF Policy Note, https://tinyurl.com/3x37vmem
• Caselli G. & Figueira C. (2023), [Title], The Financial Review, DOI: 10.1111/fire.12329
• Caselli G. (2022), [Title], in Migliorelli M. and Lamarque E., [Title], ISBN: 978-3-030-98193-8
• Caselli G., Cosh A. & Tyler P. (2021), “The Cambridge Phenomenon; [Subtitle]”, Innovation & Impact
• Caselli G. et al. (2020), [Title], Cambridge Journal of Economics, DOI: 10.1093/cje/beaa011

Awards & Recognitions

• European Association of Cooperative Banks (EACB) Award for Young Researchers on Cooperative Banks
• Director’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis of the Year, School of Management, Cranfield University

I am a UTO Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education. 

William initially worked as a primary school teacher after a degree from Sussex and UC Berkeley. Additionally, William works on the Primary PGCE and teaches on the UG Education Tripos, and has Masters and PhD students. In research, he collaborates across the University, Education and Healthcare sectors in various Chief Investigator or Co-applicant roles, mainly on the topic of assessment and diagnostic pathways for children with possible autism, or other neurodivergent conditions.

I am the Domestic Bursar here at St Edmund's, the Vice Chair of Anglia Care Trust, a Director of Meet Cambridge and is a member of the Military Education Committee for the East of England.

Rob was educated at King’s School Worcester. Upon leaving, as an Army Scholar, he entered Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in 1986. Rob’s military career saw active service in Belfast and South Armagh between 1987 and 1989, in Arctic Norway in 1991 and then as an instructor at the School of Infantry, leaving in 1994. As a sportsman, Rob played rugby for the Combined Services against Scotland and Wales at U21 level and for the senior Army in the Tri-Services competition and played for Moseley in the top flight before the game turned professional. Rob then spent 7 years in the Financial Sector broking Fixed Income Products. He founded a financial risk management business and concluded the first ever ‘weather derivative’ transaction in Europe. Following the 9/11 attacks, Rob joined the insurance broker Aon as a Terrorism Risk Consultant. He transferred to the risk-taking side of life as an underwriter for a Lloyd’s of London syndicate insuring international businesses against acts of terrorism and damage from War, Kidnap for Ransom. He pioneered insurance for global shipping fleets against Somali Piracy around the Horn of Africa. Rob’s insurance career ended in Switzerland where he rebuilt and led a Reinsurance business until 2015. Before joining St Edmund’s in 2022, Rob was Director of 11 companies owned by a Private Healthcare business and, through his own business, provided leadership and team development consulting to various UK sectors.

Personal Profile

Josh Copeland is the executive director of the University of Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway. As executive director, he manages the administration and operations of the Gateway, and works in collaboration with academic leaders to create new research partnerships and initiatives in London. He is responsible for implementing academic vision and strategy, building strategic
relationships with UK universities and strengthening Notre Dame’s position in London as a leader in experiential learning, research and global education. An important component of his role is ensuring the success of the GK Chesterton Collection as a new gathering point for research activity at the Gateway.

Previously, Josh was the director of student affairs for Notre Dame in London, and before that with Minerva University in London. He has worked in other administrative and development roles at Oxford University, and for several years was the rector for residential life at Conway Hall, Notre Dame’s student residence in London.

Originally from the United States, Josh spent a decade as a professional opera singer and teacher before embarking on a career in university administration after moving to the UK in 2011. He continues his singing and teaching whenever the opportunity arises, and enjoys exploring the English countryside around the southeast with his wife and twin boys.

I am interested in the global movement of persons, Brexit and the legacy of EU free movement to the UK, wider UK Immigration law & policy and access to justice pathways available to vulnerable and minoritised communities living in the UK & EU.

Fiona is a Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies (LLM) at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge. Fiona works on various research matters at the Faculty of Law, Cambridge examining immigration issues in the UK post Brexit (particularly for EU citizens in the UK) and access to justice pathways for marginalised communities. Her work is part of a programme called ‘The UK in a Changing Europe’ (http://ukandeu.ac.uk), which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Alongside her academic work, Fiona also works with a charity in Norfolk called GYROS (www.gyros.org.uk) supporting refugee, asylum seekers and other migrant communities. Fiona has written extensively on the topic of migration to the UK. Her work has been featured in The Independent, The Times, The Conversation and BBC News among others. She has given evidence to both the House of Lords, EU Affairs Committee, and the Equality and Social Justice Committee in the Senedd, as well as to Parliamentary Staff in the House of Commons and to the APPG on citizen’s rights. Her work has been cited in reports by both the UK House of Lords and the Welsh Parliament.  She also blogs on Brexit matters, mainly for the http://ukandeu.ac.uk/. Her 2024 co-authored monograph ‘Low-Paid EU Migrant workers, The House, The Street, The Town’ was shortlisted for the SLSA Hart Book Prize 2025.

Fiona’s full list of academic publications can be found here: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/f-costello/78811

Tim is a chemist working to better understand neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. His current research focuses on protein aggregates; large clumps of protein that stick together in the brains of people with these diseases. By better understanding protein aggregates, Tim is aiming to develop a diagnostic test for neurodegenerative diseases.

Prior to his fellowship, Tim graduated from the University of Sydney with a BSc (Hon I) and a MPhil in Chemistry. During this time he worked in the group of Professor Richard Payne, where he developed new methods for the chemical synthesis of proteins. Tim then moved to the University of Cambridge where he completed his PhD with Professor Chris Hunter and first began his research into neurodegenerative diseases.

Carey studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, followed by an MA in Aural and Visual Cultures, also at Goldsmiths. She is currently Deputy Director, Learning and Public Programmes at the Fitzwilliam Museum, where she is responsible for the strategic leadership and development of multidisciplinary creative learning experiences for a wide range of audiences. She has formerly held strategic, curatorial, and freelance roles at leading cultural institutions including Tate Britain, Tate Modern, the South London Gallery, South London Gallery, and the Courtauld.

Carey is Co-chair of My Cambridge, an initiative enabling young people to connect to cultural opportunities across the city. She is a Trustee at A New Direction, a not-for-profit organisation generating creative and cultural opportunities for children and young people, and Create London, an organisation who work with local communities in cities to commission art and architecture.

I am Assistant Professor in Second Language Education, with my research focusing on the intersection of second language acquisition (SLA), educational technology, and language education. 

Phung Dao is Assistant Professor in Second Language Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, where he teaches MPhil/MEd courses in Research in Second Language Education (RSLE) and supervises PhD students. Before joining the University of Cambridge, Phung was a senior Lecturer in TESOL and Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University (2018-2022), teaching undergraduate/postgraduate courses and supervising PhD students in TESOL/Applied Linguistics. He also taught undergraduate/postgraduate courses in Applied Linguistics at University of Queensland (Australia), Concordia University (Canada) and An Giang University (Vietnam). His research interests focus on instructed second language acquisition (ISLA), technology for language teaching and learning, peer interaction, learner engagement, Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), L2 pedagogy, and L2 teacher education. His publications appear in international peer-reviewed Applied Linguistic journals such as Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Teaching Research, Applied Linguistics Review, TESOL Journal, System, Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, Language Learning Journal, IRAL and among others.

His current research projects, funded by British Council and IELTS IDP Australia, investigate online English language teaching in Vietnamese public schools, IELTS impacts on stakeholders, and young learners’ engagement in L2 learning tasks in face-to-face and online classes.

Academic Profile 

Publications

• Dao, P. (2024). Learner Engagement in Online Second Language Classrooms. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Iwashita, N., Dao, P., & Nguyen, M. (2025). Understanding Interaction in the Second Language Classroom Context. Multilingual Matters.
• Dao, P., M. Nguyen, PT. Duong, V. Tran-Thanh. (2021) Learners’ Engagement in L2 Computer-Mediated Interaction: Chat Mode, Interlocutor Familiarity, and Text Quality. Modern Language Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12737
• Dao, P., Bui, T. & Nguyen, XNCM (2024). Public primary school teachers’ perceptions and assessment of young learners’ engagement. Language Teaching Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688241253546

My research focuses on international law, particularly the human dimension of international law.

Sandesh Sivakumaran is Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, and Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He is a Senior Fellow at the Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare, United States Military Academy (West Point), Fellow of the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, and Fellow of the Centre on Armed Groups. He advises and acts as expert for a range of states, international organizations and non-governmental organizations.

Academic Profile

Publications

• Sivakumaran, The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict, 2012, OUP
• Higgins, Webb, Akande, Sivakumaran & Sloan, Oppenheim's International Law: United Nations, 2017, OUP
• Harris and Sivakumaran, Cases and Materials on International Law, 2020, Sweet and Maxwell
• Moeckli, Shah, Sivakumaran (eds), International Human Rights Law, 2022, OUP
• Sivakumaran and Burne (eds), Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict, 2024, OUP

I am a clinician-scientist who studies the molecular cell biology of genetic motor neuron disorders, with a research group based at Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. I am clinically active and see neurogenetics patients in my role as an NHS honorary consultant in Clinical Genetics.

Evan graduated in Medicine from Glasgow University in 1991 then trained in the specialty of Clinical Genetics in Glasgow and Cambridge. His main research interest is in the hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs), which are genetic forms of motor neuron degeneration. Evan moved to Cambridge in 1995 and completed a PhD in the Department of Medical Genetics in 2000, studying the genetics of these conditions. He has been involved in mapping and identifying numerous HSP genes. After stints as a Wellcome Trust Advanced and then Senior Research Fellow, he became a University Lecturer then Reader at the University of Cambridge. Since 2021 he has held the title of Professor of Neurogenetics and Molecular Neurobiology. Evan is a Principal Investigator at Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, a research institute of the University of Cambridge that has a strategic focus on unravelling the mechanisms of rare genetic disease. He is a clinically active and run a specialised neurogenetics clinic at Addenbrooke's Hospital. His research has encompassed the clinical features, genetics and cell biology of HSPs, but now concentrates on understanding the molecular pathology of HSP proteins that are involved in membrane traffic processes. This research has a strong focus on modelling the disease in human stem-cell derived neurons and encompasses proteomics, functional genomics and basic cell biological methodologies.

Academic Profile

Director of Studies in Law 

Matthew is a Fellow of St Edmund’s College, Director of Studies of Undergraduate Law, and a College Teaching Officer in Law.  He is a member of the Centre for Public Law, Cambridge.  He teaches constitutional law, and the law of trusts and equity, across a number of Cambridge colleges.  His research is in the field of constitutional law and constitutional theory.  His works on topics ranging from contemporary populism, constitutional change, referendums, and constitutional history, have been published in leading UK and Australian journals.

Matthew completed his PhD in law at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, supported by a WM Tapp Scholarship, on the topic of ‘Policy Referendums in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia’.  In addition to his doctorate, Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne.  In 2015 he matriculated at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, completing a Master of Laws.

Before Cambridge, Matthew was admitted to legal practice, and worked as an Associate at the Australian firm Allens-Linklaters, practising as a litigator.  He advised clients on a wide range of government investigations, business disputes, class actions, and cross-border disputes.  In a pro bono capacity, he instructed in constitutional proceedings concerning democratic rights, and advised peak human rights bodies on issues concerning offshore refugee detention and the drafting of anti-discrimination legislation.  Taking time out of practice, Matthew spent a year working as the Senior Judicial Assistant to a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Australia).  Before coming to the law, Matthew trained as an economist and worked, in 2012, as a policy analyst at the Department of Treasury and Finance (Australia).

His Law Faculty page, including a list of publications and research projects, is available here:  https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/mj-psycharis/78801