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Stephen Kelly is a Senior Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast's School of Arts, English and Languages, specializing in medieval literature, digital humanities, and philosophical hermeneutics. He has held leadership roles including Director of Education (2024–present), Head of English (2016–2022), and Director of the Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities (2013–2014). His research explores late medieval religious texts, historiography, and digital textualities, supported by grants like the Leverhulme Trust's Whittington’s Gift project (2020–2024). He has supervised over 20 PhD students and received teaching awards in 2016 and 2019.
- Education: PhD from Queen's University Belfast (1998).
- Previous positions: Lecturer at University of Kent (post-PhD) and postdoctoral fellow on the Imagining History project (2003–2006).
Research interests include medieval literature, digital humanities, and translation theory. He co-leads projects like the Geographies of Orthodoxy (AHRC-funded, 2007–2010) and has published extensively in medieval studies and contemporary theory. His work intersects with visual studies, cultural theory, and collaborative digital initiatives.
Recent articles focus on antibiotic resistance mechanisms, microbial communities, and drug delivery systems, reflecting interdisciplinary collaborations. Awards include the Queen's University Teaching Award (2019) and external examiner roles at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Huddersfield.
His advisory work spans medieval literary studies, with notable supervisees in areas like Flann O’Brien's work, John Dee's identities, and late medieval Lynn's virtues. He teaches courses on critical theory, research methods, and the history of ideas.
