Timi O’neill

Senior Lecturer
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Background

Timi is an academic at the Swansea College of Art, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD). He has held several senior roles, including:

  • Deputy Dean of Lanzhou Wales College
  • Assistant Academic Director for Design & Performance
  • Programme Manager for multiple courses, including the Professional Doctorate in Art and Design, MA Art and Design, BA Film and TV, Contextual Studies (Art and Design portfolio), and BA English Studies.

Since 2022, Timi has specialised in Transnational Education (TNE) between China and the UK. He has delivered numerous lectures and workshops across China at institutions such as:

  • South China Normal University
  • Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
  • Lanzhou University
  • Wuhan University of Technology
  • Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
  • Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
  • Nanjing Institute of Technology

He acts as Programme Team Leader for Professional Communications at the following institutions:

  • University of Malaya-Wales (UMW)
  • Lanzhou Wales College
  • Fujian Jiangxia University
  • Wuhan University of Technology

Specialist Subjects

  • Immersive Storytelling
  • Immersive Phenomenology

Professional and/or Research Experience

• AI and immersive technology in education
• Auto-ethnography in practice-based research
• Authenticity in AI-generated photography
• Rhythm-analysis in Virtual environments

Qualifications

  • BA English
  • PGD Continental Philosophy
  • MA Philosophy
  • Professional Doctorate in Art & Design

Languages Spoken

English

Professional Membership or Roles

BAFTSS (British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies)
Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild
MeCCSA
Royal Institute of Philosophy
British Shakespeare Association
Samuel Beckett Society
British Society for Phenomenology

External Recognition or Rewards

• Honorary Professor (in recognition for China-U. K educational developments)
• Expert of the Silk Road Education League of International Digital Video and Photographic Art Education (Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Professional Publications

  • Research presentations span a diverse range of conference titles, including the European Conference on Education, Paris Conference on Education, Paris Conference on Arts and Humanities, Barcelona Conference on Education, Nexus Learning and Teaching Confer

Additional Information

Professional Presentations

Timi has presented research at numerous international conferences, including:
• European Conference on Education
• Paris Conference on Education
• Paris Conference on Arts and Humanities
• Barcelona Conference on Education
• Nexus Learning and Teaching Conferences