Matt Barnard
Self Employed
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Barnard is a Senior Lecturer in philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University with eight years of experience teaching metaphysics, political and Ancient Greek philosophy and researching continental thought, critical theory and the philosophy of technology. He holds a PhD from MMU and is finalising a monograph on Heidegger and freedom while expanding research into the philosophical implications of AI and emerging technologies. Beyond academia, he blends scholarship with hands-on tech skills as a self-employed web developer and the executive committee member who leads events, web and branding for the British Society for Phenomenology, where he also founded the BSP Podcast. As departmental EDI Lead and member of critical pedagogy and DELTA groups, he pairs pedagogical innovation with practical tech solutions to enhance teaching and public engagement. Notably, his work reaches both academic and popular audiences through publications in Philosophy Now and The Conversation.
9 years of coding experience
English Martyrs School and Sixth Form HartlepoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at The Manchester Metropolitan University
German, English
Github Skills (41)
accessibility10
gnome-shell10
gnome10
cpu9
pwm9
fan-control9
temperature9
gpu8
tint8
rss7
windows7
docker-container7
suppression7
nginx6
voice6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
MattByName/Pico-RssMaker
Jun 2017 - Apr 2022
Very basic RSS plugin for Pico. Generates RSS feed of all pages with a date. Based on old pico_rss plugin and PicoXMLSitemap plugin.
Contributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 9 pushes in 4 years 10 months
rss
apenugon/gnome-tint
Oct 2018 - Aug 2024
A gnome extension to tint the desktop, using an overlay.
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 issue in 5 years 10 months
gnome-shell-extensiongnome-extensiontintgnomeoverlay
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