--- title: Research Boosted at BGU as Five Earn Promotions description: Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in Lincoln has appointed a professor and four readers from among its academic staff in recognition of their research work. image: https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/hubfs/kate%20crop.jpg --- - [Prospectus](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/prospectus) - [Apply Now](https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/results/courses?studyYear=2024&destination=Undergraduate&providers=Bishop%20Grosseteste%20University&postcodeDistanceSystem=imperial&pageNumber=1&sort=MostRelevant&clearingPreference=None) - [Contact Us](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/contact-us) - - - - - [![BGU Logo (White, PNG, full)](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/BGU%20Logo%20(White%2c%20PNG%2c%20full).png?width=400&height=162&name=BGU%20Logo%20(White%2c%20PNG%2c%20full).png)](http://www.bgu.ac.uk) - [Open Days](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/open-days/) - [Prospectus](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/prospectus/) - [Courses](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses/) - [Choose BGU](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/campus/) - [About](https://www.bgu.ac.uk/about-bgu/) - You are here: [Home](http://dev-source4.bishopg.ac.uk/) - [BGU News](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/blog) - Research Boosted at BGU as Five Earn Promotions Aug 03, 2017 by [BGU](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/blog/author/bgu) # Research Boosted at BGU as Five Earn Promotions 03/08/2017 ![professorships.jpg](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/professorships.jpg?width=320&name=professorships.jpg)Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in Lincoln has appointed a professor and four readers from among its academic staff in recognition of their research work. [Dr Kate Adams](http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/team/kate-adams/?team_cpt=IMT_PAGE_TEMPLATE) in the University’s Research and Innovation Centre becomes a professor, while [Dr Jack Cunningham](http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/team/jack-cunningham/?team_cpt=IMT_PAGE_TEMPLATE) and [Dr Sibylle Erle](http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/team/sibylle-erle/?team_cpt=IMT_PAGE_TEMPLATE) in the School of Humanities and [Dr Caroline Horton](http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/team/caroline-horton/?team_cpt=IMT_PAGE_TEMPLATE) and [Dr Emma Pearson](http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/team/emma-pearson/?team_cpt=IMT_PAGE_TEMPLATE) in the School of Social Sciences become readers. Professor Adams is an education specialist and the University’s Head of Research. Her research focuses on aspects of childhood from children’s perspectives, particularly on spirituality, and the implications of children’s understandings for the wellbeing agenda in education. Dr Cunningham is Academic Co-ordinator for Theology and has researched extensively into early modern and late medieval religious history. He is also one of the principal investigators of the Ordered Human Project based at BGU and a specialist in the life and work of Robert Grosseteste. Dr Erle is a Senior Lecturer in English and her research interests range from William Blake and Alfred, Lord Tennyson to 1790s politics and landscape gardening. She has lectured and given seminars at Tate Britain and the Wellcome Institute and most recently lectured at the Universities of Greifswald and Zürich. Dr Horton is the Academic Co-ordinator for the PhD programme. She also teaches on psychology courses and runs DrEAMSLab, the university’s Dreaming, Emotions, Associations and Memories in Sleep Laboratory. She is an active researcher in the field of sleep-dependent memory consolidation, with a particular interest in studying dreaming as a reflection of autobiographical memory consolidation processes. Dr Pearson is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Academic Co-ordinator for the Education Doctorate programme, and her research activities are centred on the study of socio-cultural contexts of learning. Her consultancy work with organisations such as UNICEF, UNESCO and the Asia Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC) has supported her research and involved travel to many countries, from North Korea to Vanuatu. “These appointments recognise the exceptional leadership and excellence in research which is being demonstrated by these members of staff,” said Professor David Rae, Executive Dean for Research and Knowledge exchange at BGU. “BGU has a long-term plan to develop research excellence, and recognising the talent and achievements of our top researchers is fundamental to this. The new professorship and four readerships aim to provide the research leadership for our entry into the next Research Excellence Framework in 2021 and beyond.” Filed Under: [research](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/blog/topic/research) [Students discover early history of BGU](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/blog/students-discover-early-history-of-bgu) [BGU graduates leave satisfied according to NSS](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/blog/nss-results) ![Bishop Grosseteste University](https://blog.bishopg.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/BGU-Jan2017/Images/logo-white.png?width=400&height=162&name=logo-white.png "Bishop Grosseteste University") We've been here in the historic heart of Lincoln for over 160 years, a beautifully green and pleasant campus just a few minutes walk from Lincoln Cathedral, Castle and the old Roman city. 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