Andrew Johnstone is a seasoned educator with over 15 years of experience in higher education teaching. With a passion for fostering the growth of his students, Andrew is known for his student-centered teaching approach, where he prioritizes individual learning needs and creates a supportive and engaging learning environment.

Throughout his career, Andrew has been a strong advocate for sustainable educational practices. He believes in the importance of equipping future generations with the knowledge and skills needed to address global challenges and create a more sustainable world.

With a commitment to continuous improvement, Andrew stays at the forefront of educational research and innovative teaching methodologies. His dedication to academic excellence and his ability to inspire students have earned him respect from both colleagues and students alike.

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• GLAM Sector Sustainability
  • Doctoral research focused on how to best develop relationships with and between volunteers in cultural heritage in order to foster continued participation, growth, and development. 
• Digital Archives and Health 
  • 2021 KCL study on the mental health impacts of online volunteerism in the GLAM sector in an attempt to determine the efficacy of online volunteering as a minor intervention for socially isolated populations.
  • 2024 Global Institute of Health at KCL preliminary project regarding colonial impacts on health records accessibility and the potential for digital archives solutions to close accessibility gaps in order to improve health outcomes 
  • Ongoing project with University of Tokyo to explore the potential for archival training and development as a means of early PTSD intervention in the survivors of earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan.
• Impacts and potential of information accessibility and organization
  • 2023 Digital Futures Institute at KCL project on the information overload impact of email use in the university work space 
  • 2018 research into the accessibility of translated testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the impact this has on established narratives of seuxal violence during the Yugoslav Civil War (1991-2000) 

Research groups

• Media, Culture & Society
• Economic & Social History
• Central & East European Studies

2021 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at King's Collefe Hospital (£7000) to investigate online volunteerism and mental health impacts. 

2023 Drama of Dissection (£10,000) Theatre can be used to teach ‘human skills’ required of future doctors and scientists, including empathy for patients and communication with the public. This project explored how stagecraft might support these and other learning aims.

2023 Success for Black Engineers and the Digital Futures Institute (£100,000) to develop ongoing training and courses for under-represented groups in the digital space. Target group of BAME students aged 14-15 in London to provide them with projects, development, and insights to pursue higher education in digital sectors in order to improve long term representation. 

• University of Glasgow
  • Co-covener MSc Media, Culture, and Society (current)

• King's College London 
  • Director of Education Digital Futures Institute (2023-2024)
  • Digital Education Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Response Board Member and PGR Representative (2020) 
  • Module Convener
    • PGT- Communication and Consumption of Cultural Heritage
    • UG- Dissertation  

• Stevenson University
  • Digital History Curriculum Developer (2016)
  • Courses Designed (UG)
    • Stereotypes and Propaganda: Cold War Film History 
    • History of the Balkans 1490-2000
    • Digital History Foundations 

In order to break down the barrier between the ivory tower of academia and the public, I have engaged in some public facing presentaitons as well as media projects. The most prominent of them is a podcast

Seemingly Unrelated Podcast explores the unexpected connections between everyday concepts and substantial movements in history, society, and culture. Rooted in my research and teaching expertise, the goal of the show is to expose audiences to a level of critical awareness that helps to foster the kind of curious questioning that fuels academics without the career oriented outcomes. Further, through explicit demonstrations the show offers the listener a guide on how to examine, challenge, and verify the flood of online information we receive on a daily basis. 

By rooting the show in the simple and mundane, with a humorous perspective these lessons are more readily engaged with than through traditional course work. For example, if an episode is titled "How did sperm whales help Margaret Thatcher win a second term?" does that not engage the public with the topic of the long term impacts of historical industries on modern political systems than a subject that only engages with the Falkland War as the source of Thatcher's popularity?