Senior Lecturer in Practice as Research, University of the Arts London, Teaching and Learning Exchange, Dr John O’Reilly has worked in journalism, communications and trend analysis. Books include, Recharge Your Design Batteries (2009), Illusive 4, (2015), and A Creative Philosophy of Anticipation (2021) co-edited with Dr Jamie Brassett. He supervises PhD students, which is the subject matter of his recent paper on liminality and creating the future researcher,‘“See you on the other side”: Researcher identity, threshold concepts and making a ritual of confirmation.’ Spark, UAL Creative Teaching and Learning Journal, Vol 6: 1 (2023)