June 2026

Dr Maria Laura Pierucci

Dr Maria Laura Pierucci

Nominated Fellow, June - August 2026

Dr. Maria Laura Pierucci is a contract lecturer at the University of Macerata and former research fellow on projects funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research focused on the investigation of linguistic phenomena from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives, reflecting her sustained interest in language as a system shaped by historical development and contemporary usage.

Professor Paul Crosthwaite

Paul Crosthwaite is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature in the School of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures. His research interests are interdisciplinary, with a particular focus on how literary studies and the wider humanities intersect with economics and other social-scientific fields.