Clare Lees
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University of Liverpool (PhD)
Professor Clare A. Lees | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Director of the Institute of English Studies, University of London |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Leeds (BA, MA) University of Liverpool (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medieval studies |
| Sub-discipline | Gender studies, Old English literature, Medievalism |
Clare A. Lees is professor of medieval literature and history of the language, and Director of the Institute of English Studies, University of London.[1]
Lees earned her Bachelor of Arts and master's degree at the University of Leeds before earning her PhD at the University of Liverpool.[1]
Career
Lees was professor of medieval literature and history of the language at King's College, University of London from 2001 until 2018.[2]
In 2013, Lees was director of the London Arts and Humanities Partnership, a Doctoral Training Partnership funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.[3]
Lees featured on the panel of experts for the 'Beowulf' episode of 'In Our Time', broadcast 5 March 2015.[4]
Lees was awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship in 2015.[1]
In January 2018, Lees was named director of the Institute of English Studies of the School of Advanced Studies at the University of London.[1]
