Dina Zoe Belluigi

Professor Dina Zoe Belluigi is a faculty member at Queen's University Belfast, affiliated with the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work. Her research focuses on critical university studies, examining the role of universities and intellectuals in post-conflict contexts, social justice, and resistance to oppression. She explores themes such as academic freedom, racial and gender inequities in higher education, and the intersection of education with ethnicity, casteism, and globalization.

Her academic projects include studies on intellectual authority in transitional societies, visual methodologies in education research, and decolonial pedagogy. She is a co-founder of initiatives like the Advancing Critical University Studies Across Africa network and the Migrant and Minority Ethnic ThinkTank (MMETT).

Recent work highlights systemic inequalities in UK and South African academia, including racialised staff composition and geopolitical disparities. She also investigates the ethical dimensions of knowledge production and the role of creative arts in academic research.

• Education: Ph.D. in Education (implied from publications, though not explicitly stated)
• Research Labs/Teams: Centre for Inclusion, Transformation and Equality (CITE), Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
• Grants/Projects: Ongoing studies on academic authority in India, visual narratives of higher education, and Northern Ireland's migrant academic research