Queen Mary Cultural Advocacy Fellows

Making the case for the cultural sector by building coalitions, networks and a robust evidence base.

Universities can and should play an important role in advocating for the cultural sector. The QM Centre for Arts, Culture & Creative Collaboration helps to generate long-term and robust evidence of the sector’s impact by building coalitions and networks between the people and organisations that advocate for culture’s value.  

Queen Mary’s Cultural Advocacy Fellowship scheme, in collaboration with Mile End Institute, supports the research done by cultural advocates.  Appointed as honorary research fellows for a three-year period, these Fellows will work with QM researchers to generate robust evidence of the value of culture. 

The Fellows are: 

• Munsur Ali, Filmmaker and chairman, City of London Corporation Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee.
• Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive, Incorporated Society of Musicians  
• Dawn Austwick, OBE, Cultural Professional
• Kazi Ruksana Begum, Arts Development Officer, Tower Hamlets Council  
• Philippa Childs, Deputy General Secretary, BECTU  
• Niamh Dowling, Principal, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts   
• Thorsten Dreyer, cultural policy and arts management consultant 
• Kim Evans OBE, arts consultant and trustee  
• Paul Fleming, General Secretary, Equity  
• Stella Hall, Freelance Creative Producer
• Ruth Hogarth, Editor, Arts Professional 
• Justin Hunt, Combined Arts and Dance, Arts Council England  
• Richard Ings, London Area lead for Arts in Health, Wellbeing & Criminal Justice, Arts Council England  
• Kim Morrison, Head of Programmes, World Heart Beat Academy  
• Raja Moussaoui, Programme Manager, GLA  
• Simon Mundy, writer, cultural policy adviser and co-founder, Culture Action Europe  
• Naomi Pohl, General Secretary, Musicians’ Union  
• Rachael Roe, Senior Policy Officer, GLA  
• Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive, Society of Authors 
• Deborah Williams, Executive Director, Creative Diversity Network 
• Jonathan Mayes, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Impact, Clore Foundation
• William Chamberlain, Founder, Creative Wick