About

Who we are

Dr Kim Barker, co-director

Kim is a Senior Lecturer in Law at The Open University Law School, specialising in internet law including online violence against women, online misogyny, online hate speech, regulation of online content (especially via social media platforms and online games), and intellectual property law (copyright, and digital content). She holds a PhD in Intellectual Property Law, Internet Regulation and Contract Law from Aberystwyth University.

Dr Olga Jurasz, co-director

Olga is a Senior Lecturer in Law at The Open University Law School, specialising in international law, human rights, and legal responses to violence against women (including online violence). She holds a PhD in International Law from Aberystwyth University. Dr Jurasz is Adjunct Professor at the FernUniversität Hagen (Germany), Visiting Professor in Women's & Children's Rights at the European University Viadrina (Germany), and a Research Fellow at the Lawyers for Justice in Libya. Olga is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.