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Jay Osakwe is a Teaching Fellow in Media and Creative Industries, having joined the Centre for Cultural Media Policy Studies in 2022. He previously served as an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland. Osakwe completed his PhD on Digital Politics and Culture in 2021 and is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research focuses on critical issues surrounding digital culture and participatory politics within society, utilizing ethnographic methods and thematic analysis. His work particularly highlights the role of newer communication forms, such as Twitter, in facilitating checks on corruption and promoting political accountability in nascent post-colonial democracies, particularly in the Global South. Past and current projects include exploring hashtag activism, clicktivism, and their impact on public political participation. He has also contributed to research initiatives with the British Council aimed at enhancing industry placements in Sri Lanka and has worked on a GCRF-funded project addressing participatory methodologies in collaboration with women Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria.
Includes General, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Biomedical, and Manufacturing Engineering. Most programs fall under English Band A.