The Centre for Victorian Studies is delighted to welcome Dr Nicola Kirkby, who will join Royal Holloway’s English department in September, having been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
Dr Kirkby was awarded her PhD from Kings College London, where she has also worked as a visiting tutor. Her research at Royal Holloway will explore entanglements between literature and the development of infrastructure in nineteenth century Britain. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolakirkby.