Kieran James Mitchell is a lecturer in law and social sciences with research expertise in intellectual property law and disability rights law. Building on his LLM in Intellectual Property Law and having completed his PhD at the University of Leeds, his research keenly focuses on the unique intersection between copyright and disability rights law on legal and theoretical levels. With accreditation as a Fellow of Advance HE and numerous awards in recognition of his contributions to teaching delivery and student experience, he is actively engaged in teaching and scholarship at the University of York.