21 Feb 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.

22 Apr 2026
Open Event, Postgraduate
Postgraduate Information Evening
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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 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.

Two people smiling and posing in a room with an open doorway revealing a cluttered interior. A poster is partially visible on the wall.

South Carolina, I’m Back!

Sam shares an insight into his trip back to South Carolina visiting the friends he made during his study abroad experience there.

Street with illuminated "Happy Ramadan" decorations, featuring crescents and stars. People walk beneath festive lights in a bustling urban setting.

Observing Ramadan Abroad Is An Adjustment, But Also A Blessing

Jomana shares how shifting her perspective of Ramadan made the experience feel more meaningful while being away from her home in Morocco.

A person speaks to a group in a modern office setting, with computers and coffee cups on the table in front.

A Thriving Careers Event

Recently, as students gathered to the eagerly awaited Career Fair, the university lobby was converted into a centre of professional prospects.

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Study Abroad to Stay Abroad: How Richmond Became My Perfect Fit

Richmond was the perfect place to grow and develop academically, personally, and professionally. From studying abroad to staying abroad, how Richmond became my home.  

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Life as a Labyrinth: My Experience with AAAMAZE

I braved the maze, battling frustration and impatience, a blue screen with a dot and an arcade stick to lead it through the flashing white walls. 

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Exploring Decolonisation in Museums: Hew Locke’s Exhibition 

Masters students visited the British Museum for Hew Locke: What Have We Here? as part of their Contemporary Art course.

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Alumni Stories: 43 Years of Friendship

In the Fall of 1981, two people from vastly different cultures embarked on a lifetime journey with immeasurable impact. Tanko Ahmed, from Jos, in Nigeria, and Steve Baroch, from a small town in [...]

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Students Explore Brazilian Modernism at the Royal Academy

AVC students explored how Brazilian modernism was shaped by indigenous identities, African cultural traditions, and the nation’s rich natural landscapes.

Media Enquiries

Press enquiries

If you’re a journalist and you’d like to get in touch with any of our experts, or find out more, please get in touch with Rebecca Pearce in the PR and Communications team, [email protected].

General enquiries

For general enquiries (non-journalist) email [email protected].

Find an expert

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.

Hadi Enayat
Areas of expertise – religion and international relations, the sociology of law and secularism studies.

Dr Eunice Goes
Areas of expertise – British party politics, British political thought and Britain’s relationship with Europe.

Dr Michael F. Keating
Areas of expertise – 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 Identity

Professor Dominic Alessio
Areas of expertise – theories of empire (especially South Pacific related), science fiction film, radical right politics

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

Dr Ira Konstantinou
Areas of expertise – psychology, cognitive processes of memory and awareness, critical thinking

Nicola Mann
Areas of expertise – visual culture, popular culture, urban regeneration, cultural studies, the social value of the arts, museum education

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

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

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