Dr Noran Fouad

Dr Noran Fouad is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research and teaching explore the intersections of technology, security, and governance, with a particular focus on cybersecurity. Her areas of interest include critical approaches to cybersecurity in international relations, the global politics of cybersecurity, the inequalities and injustices engendered by cyber policies, and the intersection of cybersecurity and biosecurity. She is currently co-leading the Middle East and Africa stream within RUSI’s Global Partnership for Responsible Cyber Behaviour.

Previously, Noran worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. There, she conducted public policy research on cybersecurity in the education sector and on risk-based approaches to cybersecurity in low- and middle-income countries. She also co-designed and co-taught executive education programmes, postgraduate courses, and online training for senior policy makers in government and the public sector on governing digital transformation and cybersecurity.

Noran earned her PhD in International Relations from the University of Sussex, funded by the University’s Chancellor International Research Scholarship (CIRS), where she also worked as a Doctoral Tutor. She holds MSc and BSc degrees in Political Science from Cairo University, where she was an Assistant Lecturer in Political Science. During that time, she conducted research on Middle East politics, focusing on internet governance and digital activism. She was also an Academic Assistant and Executive Editor for two academic journals published by the university.

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