Hannah Ditchfield

Hannah joined Loughborough University in 2026 as a Research Associate on NeGen-SOS (New Genetics, Same Old Surgeries?), an ESRC-funded project (2026-2029) focused on digital narratives, clinical practices and lived experiences of gynaecological cancer prevention.

Prior to this, she worked at the University of Sheffield as a Research Associate on Previvorship in the Platform Society (The Leverhulme Trust, 2022-2025), Living With Data (The Nuffield Foundation, 2020-2022) and as a University Teacher in Digital Media and Society (2018-2020).

Hannah has been awarded a BSc in Communication and Media (2012, First Class) and MA in Media and Cultural Analysis (2013, Distinction) from Loughborough University. She has a PhD in Media and Communication from the University of Leicester (2018).