
Timeline
About me
Senior Lecturer in Communications, Media & Democracy
Education

University of glasgow
2001 - 2008Phd politics
University of leicester
-Postgraduate certificate in academic practice in higher education higher educationModule A - Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in Theory and Practice (Distinction)Module D- Small-scale Research Project (Distinction)Module E- Building Research Capacity (Merit)

University of st andrews
1997 - 2001Ma (hons) international relations and modern history second class: first division
Experience

University of glasgow
Jan 2007 - Nov 2009Part time lecturer in politics (teaching only)
University of leicester
Nov 2009 - Oct 2015Responsible for coordinating Department REF impact strategy.
Deputy Director of Research, Department of Media and Communication
Nov 2014 - Oct 2015Lecturer in Media and Communication
Nov 2009 - Oct 2015

University of sheffield information school
Mar 2016 - Sept 2018Responsible for coordinating Information School REF Impact strategy and member of REF Working Group. Duties include the identification and sharing of funding opportunities with colleagues, mentoring PhD researchers, creating a strategy for marketing a of research conducted within School, planning Research Away Days and promoting collaboration between research groups.
Deputy REF Coordinator (REF Impact)
Mar 2016 - Sept 2018Deputy Director of Research
Mar 2016 - Sept 2018

The university of sheffield
Oct 2016 - Jun 2022Senior Lecturer in Social Media and Digital Society, Information School, University of Sheffield. Duties included the approval of leave of absences, applications for extension, appointment of PhD examiners, confirmation review reports and final examiner reports. I was also responsible for making recommendations to the Faculty Review Committee in relation to unsatisfactory progress cases, liaising with the PGR Faculty Sub-Committee and Faculty Forum to identify issues that affected PhD students in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Senior Lecturer in Social Media and Digital Society
Oct 2015 - Jun 2022Deputy Director (PGR Student Affairs)
Oct 2016 - Sept 2018

University of sheffield information school
Jul 2019 - Jun 2022Deputy director of learning and teaching
University of glasgow
Jun 2022 - nowSenior lecturer in communications, media & democracy
Licenses & Certifications

Postgraduate certificate in academic practice in higher education
University of leicesterMar 2013
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Paul ReillyTeaching Team Award School of Social and Political Sciences Oct 2025 Learning & Teaching award as part of the Media Research Methods team.
- Awarded to Paul ReillyOutstanding Mentor Researcher Culture and Researcher Development Team Mar 2025
- Awarded to Paul ReillyRewarding Contribution award University of Glasgow Dec 2024
- Awarded to Paul ReillyHonourable Mention, Best Reviewer ECREA Communication and Democracy Section Sep 2024
- Awarded to Paul ReillyTop Faculty Paper International Communication Association (ICA) Activism, Communication and Social Justice Interest Group Jun 2024 Top Faculty Paper, International Communication Association (ICA) Activism, Communication and Social Justice Interest Group (with Suay Özkula, awarded June 2024).
- Awarded to Paul ReillyRewarding Contribution award University of Glasgow Nov 2023
- Awarded to Paul ReillyFinalist, European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities Central European University (May 2018) May 2018 Shortlisted Finalist for CEU teaching award.
- Awarded to Paul ReillyDedicated Outstanding Mentor University of Sheffield Sep 2017 Recognised as Dedicated Outstanding Mentor by Research Staff Mentoring Scheme at University of Sheffield in September 2017.
- Awarded to Paul Reilly50 Most Influential Higher Education professionals using social media JISC Oct 2015 Recognised by JISC as one of 50 most influential HE professionals using social media.
- Awarded to Paul ReillySenior Fellow Higher Education Academy Jul 2015
- Awarded to Paul ReillySuperstar Award Leicester Students' Union May 2015 Award in recognition of my sensitivity to student learning needs.
- Awarded to Paul ReillyUniversity Teaching Fellow University of Leicester May 2013
- Awarded to Paul ReillyFellow Higher Education Academy Nov 2012
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