Research team

Dr Keith Spiller is Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University and a member of the Desecuritising Higher Education project team.  Keith's research focuses on the social consequences of surveillance and monitoring, with an emphasis on the impact of governmental regulatory policy. His recent co-authored book (Palgrave Pivot, 2019) examines new forms of public duty mandated by the UK Counter Terrorism and Security Act and its bearing on the educational sector. Presently Keith is working on the Desecuritising Higher Education project and he has also published work on eBorders, money laundering, CCTV, lifelogging, the Prevent Strategy and the impacts of security regimes on organisations and individuals.

Professor Imran Awan is Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University University and a member of the Desecuritising Higher Education project team.  Imran and has conducted cutting-edge research on crime, terrorism and victimisation.  His work on the Prevent Strategy and countering extremism, spans over a decade and he has published a number of academic articles and books in the subject area such as Extremism, Counter-Terrorism and Policing (Ashgate, 2013). He currently acts as an independent advisor to the UK Government on issues related to anti-Muslim hate crime and has been described by the British Muslim Awards as one of the “most accomplished and influential Muslims in Britain”.  As well as the present research on the Desecuritising Higher Education Project Professor Awan has conducted research projects for the ESRC (Countering Terrorism and Syria project) and has been commissioned to produce high-impact research for different stakeholders and organisations.