Dr Christina Nick

Profile

I joined the IDEA Centre as a member of staff in 2018. Prior to that I had been a PhD student here. Before coming to Leeds I completed an MPhil in Political Theory at the University of Oxford and a BA in Philosophy and Politics at the University of Manchester.

Responsibilities

• School Deputy Director of Student Education (Student Experience)
• Faculty Decolonising Academic Lead

Research interests

I have a number of research interests across moral and political philosophy such as:

• The Problem of Dirty Hands
• Moral Responsibility
• Reparations for Historical Injustices

I am also interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning, especially:

• Inclusive and Decolonial Pedagogy
• Teaching Ethics for Non-Philosophers

Qualifications

• PhD Philosophy, University of Leeds
• MPhil Political Theory, Pembroke College, University of Oxford
• BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics, University of Manchester

Professional memberships

• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Student education

I teach engineering ethics at the Southwest Jiaotong-Leeds Joint School in Chengdu, China and for various Engineering and Physical Sciences Centres for Doctoral Training both in Leeds and at other universities.

Research groups and institutes

• Ethics, Culture and Decision-Making
• Leadership Ethics, Persuasion and Public Reason