22 Apr 2026
Open Event, Postgraduate
Postgraduate event for students, alumni and professionals
4:00 pm - 7:00 am

Join us for an evening where you can learn more about master’s degrees. This is your chance to ask real questions, hear from the academics who’ll teach you, and get a feel for what it means to study your master’s at Richmond.

06 May 2026
Open Event, Postgraduate
Master degrees online webinar
May 6, 2026 @ 5:00 pm , more

Join us online to talk with Programme Directors, current students, professionals who will share their experience and insights on select programmes.

06 Jun 2026
Open Event, Undergraduate
Undergraduate Open Day
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Book now for our next Open Day at our campus in Chiswick Park, west London.

‘I am Richmond’ blog

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This blog was created to provide an insight into what life at Richmond, American University London is really like. It’s written by the people who know it best: our students.

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It’s graduation time!

We are so proud of all our graduates. Your hard work, perseverance and dedication has paid off and now it’s time to enjoy the celebrations with family, friends, loved ones and your classmates.

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How our liberal arts programme explores identity and relationships through literature

Dr Attree explains, ‘Within our Liberal Arts programme, in the Narratives of Change course, we read novels and poetry which deal with social issues such as gender, race, class, technology and the [...]

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Breaking Barriers: Pioneering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sports!

In today's ever-evolving sports landscape, the drive towards equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is no longer a mere goal but a fundamental necessity. Taking place on Wednesday 12 June in Leeds, [...]

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Protecting diversity is more important than ever 

Held every year on 21 May, UNESCO leads the celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, highlighting not only the richness of the world’s cultures, but also the [...]

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The Married Rocks of Fulani-No-Ura

We spoke to Richard Bevan, Programme Director for Film & Photography at Richmond, about his new book, The ‘Married’ Rocks of Fulani-No-Ura, a collection of postcards of the internationally [...]

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My Final Post

Hi everyone, hope you’ve all been keeping well and have been avoiding the weather over in England. Exam season is over!

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Mother’s Day – Sunday 12 May  

Don’t forget – it's Mother’s Day very soon! That is, if you happen to be American or have a parent living somewhere other than the UK.  

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“A better world is possible”

“A better world is possible” We attended the book launch of faculty member Eunice Goes’ Social Democracy. Eunice is a Professor of Politics at Richmond and teaches various classes such as [...]

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Richmond American University London, has a broad range of expertise across a number of areas, including the liberal arts, international relations, international history, business management, communications, arts and social sciences.

Dr Jane Norris
Areas of expertise – design theory, specifically luxury product future trends.

Professor George Zhang
Areas of expertise – Chinese language learning and teaching, intercultural communications and cross-cultural business management, language policy, language competence, language standards and assessment, teacher training and professional development.

Dr. Dina Awad 
Areas of expertise – Teaching Methodology, Second Language acquisition, Teacher Training

Dr Eunice Goes
Areas of expertise – British party politics and electoral competition, British political thought and Britain’s relationship with Europe and wider foreign policy; Portuguese party politics

Dr Michael F. Keating
Areas of expertise – tarriffs and trade, global best practices, Neo-liberalism, energy and infrastructure, financial sector reform, knowledge economies and innovation systems, tertiary education, politics in sub-Saharan Africa and East/South-East Asia.

Dr Kandida Purnell
Areas of expertise – War, Conflict, COVID-19 Pandemic, Commemoration, Body Politics, Gender and Global Politics/Security. Also research and professional enagement as Head of at Richmond.

Dr. Rafal Soborski 
Areas of expertise – Far-right politics; political ideologies; social movements; globalization.

Dr Martin D. Brown
Areas of expertise – international history, the Cold War, European diplomatic history, James Bond

Dr Sue Pell
Areas of expertise – activist archives, DIY archives, social housing activism, anti-gentrification campaigns, urban social movements, social movement communication, public sphere and democracy

Piola Massarotto
Areas of expertise – Art History, Visual Culture, Museum Studies.

James Peaty
Areas of expertise – Political communication, media and pop culture.

Dr. Alex Seago 
Areas of expertise – US politics and culture, Popular culture, Contemporary art & design

Carola Hieker 
Areas of expertise – Coaching, leadership

Isabelle Knight
Areas of expertise – PR & Publicity for creatives & businesses, Marketing and Brands, Self Publishing & Authors

Danny Graydon
Areas of Expertise – Superheroes, Film, Comics, Pop Culture, Animation, James Bond, Science Fiction

Dr. Ian Taylor
Areas of expertise – Media coverage of protests and social movements, Social movement engagement with New Media

Professor Dr. Carola Hieker
Areas of expertise – organizational behavior, leadership, coaching & mentoring, diversity

Associate Professor Inma Ramos
Areas of expertise – international investment banking and international corporate finance law, compliance and regulation, with a particular emphasis on Corporate Governance in Financial Markets

Professor Sabine Spangenberg
Areas of expertise – history of economic thought, welfare economics, public economics

Vanessa Carreras 
Areas of expertise – Finance in Education, System implementations and Change Management, Operations in Education

Sohil Majmudar
Areas of expertise – Data Analysis, Health Statistics, Mathematics

Birzo Ismael 
Areas of expertise – Web, Mobile and Game Applications, Software Engineering

Dr. Lucia Morawska
Areas of expertise – History of Football, Holocaust Studies, Jewish Art

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