Dr Iris Lim

Key information

- Roles
- Food Studies Centre Postdoctoral researcher
- Department
- Department of Anthropology and Sociology
- Qualifications
- BA (Bates College); MSc (London School of Economics)
- Building
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Email address
- il8@soas.ac.uk
Biography
Iris Lim is a researcher and lecturer examining the lived-experience of governing technologies by marginalised populations, focusing on public sector user-experiences.
She hold a Ph.D. in Development Studies from SOAS, University of London, funded by the Korea Foundation Fellowship. Her work advocates for critical policy approaches and building partnerships between universities, policymakers, and communities.
She is currently the UK-lead researcher for the Digitalising Food Assistance project. As a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Food Studies in the SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology, her expertise lies in digital public service delivery, digital inclusion, migration, citizenship and integration, and critical user-experience (UX) research.
Research interests
- Immigration policy
- Development Studies
- Digital Governance
- Qualitative Research
- Digital Research Methods
- Comparative Research
- Asia-Pacific Society
- Politics