Focused engagements
Expert input, without a full consultancy project
Not every question needs a Discovery Sprint. Sometimes you need one credible outside voice for a defined decision, document, or event—independent of a vendor and willing to say when an idea does not stand up.
Keynotes and invited lectures
Applied AI, higher education, research, digital humanities, music, and creative practice—for conferences, faculty events, doctoral training, and leadership retreats.
Usually 45–90 minutes, online or in person.
Independent review
A critical read of an AI policy, strategy, research plan, or funding bid, with specific objections, practical fixes, and an honest view of what is unlikely to work.
Written feedback, a working session, or both.
Advisory boards and task forces
Independent input where applied AI, research governance, higher education, music technology, or the creative industries need to be represented over time.
A defined meeting series or ongoing appointment.
Research and grant strategy
Focused challenge and development for research portfolios, centres, impact plans, and competitive funding applications, grounded in senior research leadership and peer-review experience.
A written review or a focused working session.
Why this perspective?
- Professor of Music, research leader, Chartered Manager, and Co-Director of the University of Huddersfield Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence.
- Arts and Humanities representative on a university AI in Research Task Force.
- Author or editor of 10 books and more than 50 peer-reviewed publications.
- Has served as an appointed member of the AHRC Peer Review College, reviewing national research funding applications.
- Twenty-one invited lectures across Europe since 2015.
Verify the Institute role on the University of Huddersfield website.
Indicative fees
Review or working session
From £1,200
Keynote or invited lecture
From £1,500
Advisory boards and ongoing appointments are scoped to the expected cadence and preparation. All prices exclude VAT where applicable. Agreed travel and third-party costs are confirmed in writing before work starts.
Start with a short brief
Email the date, audience, format, and decision you need help with. I will tell you quickly whether I am the right person. Scope and fees are agreed in advance. Any engagement is considered subject to my outside-work, conflict and confidentiality obligations.
Email an enquiry