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Kirsty Warner is an Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, affiliated with the Living with the Neighbours initiative and the UK in a Changing Europe project. Her research focuses on the intersection of EU-UK relations, cultural policy, and museum practices, analyzing how political shifts like Brexit and funding changes impact cultural institutions. She holds a PhD from King's College London (KCL), funded by the London Arts and Humanities Partnership, examining UK-EU dynamics and their influence on national museums from 1991–2021.
Education
- PhD in Museum & Heritage Studies (King's College London, 2020–2021)
- Supervised by Dr. Serena Iervolino and Dr. Hye-Kyung Lee
Research Interests
- Cultural Policy: Impact of political/economic shifts on museums
- UK-EU Relations: Brexit's effects on cultural diplomacy and funding
- Cultural Labour: Freelancer challenges and youth mobility in creative industries
- European Identity Construction through museums
Recent Work explores post-COVID policy responses in the cultural sector and generative AI's role in public engagement. Her 2025 Times Higher Education article discusses youth mobility and UK-EU cultural relations, while her 2024 policy report addresses precarity in freelance cultural work.
Awards & Grants
- UACES Scholarship (PhD funding in Berlin)
- Arts Council England: £10,000 for Curate, Manage, Conserve project
- UKRI-JSPS Sustainable Cultural Futures collaboration grant
Teaching & Engagement integrates her research into modules on cultural policy and heritage studies. She advocates for GTA agency in education and co-leads discussions on youth mobility in creative industries.
Labs/Teams includes collaborations with the Policy Institute at King’s College London and the House of European History research network.
