Claire MacLeod

Communications Officer (Part-time)

Responsible for website updates, social media, and assisting with internal communications.

Biography

I am a communications specialist and interdisciplinary researcher based at the University of Oxford. I currently manage internal and external communications for both the Faculty of Theology and Religion and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. 

Both my academic and professional background are interdisciplinary. I have a first-class MA (Honours) in Modern History from the University of St Andrews (2017-21) and an MSc Education (Digital and Social Change) from the University of Oxford (2021-22).

I have worked as a research assistant in a wide range of disciplines including early modern book history and education sciences. I am currently the Co-Investigator on a John Fell Fund Research Project 'Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’. 

Research Interests:

• The book trade in ancien régime France 

• The history of academic mentorship (particularly 20th century Germany)

• The life and scholarship of Elisabeth Blochmann 

• The politics of education technology 

• The role of in-person learning during the COVID-19 lockdowns 

• Understanding Gen Z's religious and spiritual role models 

• The global history of exile 

Current Projects:  

•   Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models