Accepting applications from PhD students.
Email: E.M.Igoe@soton.ac.uk
Dr Elaine Igoe is Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the Graduate School for Arts and Humanities at the University of Southampton.
Elaine’s career spans extensive experience in higher education teaching all levels from undergraduate to doctoral, having previously worked at the University of Portsmouth, University of the Arts London and the Royal College of Art. She completed her PhD in Textile Design Research & Theory at the Royal College of Art, following earlier degrees from Central Saint Martins and Loughborough University.
Her research outputs and activities include book chapters, editorial work, conference papers and interdisciplinary projects exploring materiality, textiles, design and critical theory. She regularly undertakes peer review for funding councils, publishers and international conferences. Elaine is also Co‑Convenor of the Design Research Society’s Interdisciplinary Textiles Special Interest Group, supporting global collaboration across textile related disciplines.
