Founder and speaker
About Dr Holly Powell-Jones
Criminologist and Educator.
Biography
Dr. Holly Powell-Jones is the founder of Online Media Law UK. She is a qualified criminologist and leading expert in digital safety, media law, and young people.
She works with schools, businesses, youth groups, and universities to provide award-winning education on the criminal, legal, and ethical considerations for the digital age. In 2018, she completed PhD research investigating youth perceptions of law, crime and risk online.
Holly has worked across the fields of academic research, policy consultation and professional training in this area, alongside regular lecturing at UK universities. She regularly contributes to media coverage on the topic of online safety and digital legal issues (Tes Magazine, BBC Radio, Channel 5 News, etc.) and has contributed to government and Law Commission reviews into law and policy in this area.
She has been delivering workshops for secondary school pupils on this topic since 2013, educating 30,000+ pupils across more than 100 schools. In 2020, she was awarded a Violent Crime Prevention Board award for her work with young people.
Holly is passionate about helping people understand how UK law is applied in the digital age.
Credentials
- PhD in Criminology, City St George's, University of London (2018)
- Qualified broadcast journalist - BJTC accredited
- Award-winning speaker (Violent Crime Prevention Board Award, 2020)
- Full DBS check
- Fully Child Safeguarding trained
- Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insured
Enquiries
I'm always happy to speak to journalists, researchers, educators, parents and policymakers on any of these topics. To get in touch directly with any questions, please email: OnlineMediaLawUK@gmail.com
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