AHRC CDT-funded PhD studentship 2014-17. Liam Jefferies is a designer, curator, researcher and educator who works predominantly the North East of England.
Prior to this he has worked as an educator in a range of settings including Leeds College of Art and Northumbria University. He has also worked on projects for the MIMA (Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art), Hayward Gallery and for a range of private clients. Liam attained a BA in printed textiles from Leeds College of Art in 2007 and an MA From Royal College of Art in 2009.

Liam’s PhD research in Design revolves around the emerging creative and curatorial opportunities provided by Augmented Reality. He is exploring whether the innovative use of Augmented Reality within a gallery setting enables a questioning of the fundamental role of audience and space and helps instigate a move towards ‘open systems'.