Dinah Birch

Dinah Birch is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Liverpool. As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Cultural Engagement she led a wide-ranging programme of cultural activities, while serving as Chair of Main Panel D (Arts and Humanities) in REF2021. She has published widely on Victorian literature, writes for the TLS and the LRB, contributes to In Our Time and Sky Arts documentaries, and has been a judge on the Booker Prize panel. She has recently published a book on Anthony Trollope.