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.

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My Journey to Richmond and Media Studies: Finding My Path

Jomana shares her experience and why she chose to study at the Richmond American University London.

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Countdown to University: A Student’s Guide to Preparing for Life in London

Coming here gives you the opportunity to learn so much in and outside of the classroom.

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Alumni Stories: Natalija von Gaisberg

Born in Liechtenstein, Natalija graduated from our International Relations programmes (both BA and MA), completing her MA in 2020.

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Presentation anxiety? Overcome dreading the spotlight!

While presentation anxiety is a common challenge, it is not something impossible to deal with!

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Sustainability Meets Technology: Kit Kuksenok’s Lecture on Computing’s Impact

Our Computer Science Student Serena shares her insights from Kit’s recent guest lecture.

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Reflections from Richmond: The US Election, Global Politics, and What’s Next

It is clear that America's election results reflect deep polarisations in US politics.

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A Fun Fall Break in Belfast

Even though it is an industrial city, Belfast has a range of things to offer to tourists. Perfect for a quick trip. 

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Join Us for Richmond’s Green Week!

Join us for Richmond Green Week, celebrating sustainability with a range of events—from Tai Chi and eco-stalls to talks, carbon literacy training, and a film screening—aligned with the opening of [...]

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.

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 – 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 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

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

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

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

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