Emeritus Professor of English (retired 30 September 2023)

Professor Valerie Sanders

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About Professor Valerie Sanders

Valerie was born and educated in Hull. She then left the city for 25 years - for undergraduate and postgraduate studies, and for lecturing posts at the Universities of Buckingham and Sunderland - before returning to Hull in 2001 to take up a Chair in English at the University.

She has since been Head of the English Department, Deputy Dean for Research, Acting Dean of the Faculty (2010-11) and Director of the Graduate School (2012-17).

She retired from the University on 30 September 2023

Radio

  • 'Harriet Martineau', In Our Time, with Melvyn Bragg, Karen O'Brien and Ella Dzelzainis, BBC Radio 4, 8 December 2016.

Television

  • ‘Disappearing Dad', Time Shift documentary BBC 4 29 June 2010 (expert ‘talking head')

Reviewing and writing articles for Times Higher Education magazine (2011- )

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