Hannah Ewence (PhD, FRHistS, SFHEA) is Head of Humanities, Cultures and Environment at the University of Chester; leading the subject provision for Geography and Environment, History and Archaeology, and Theology and Religious Studies. She is an experienced academic leader, with a proven track record in student recruitment and retention, inclusive curriculum design, learning and teaching enhancement, and a commitment to staff mentoring, student support, and research excellence.

Hannah's core training is as a Modern Historian, working within the parallel fields of Jewish Studies, and Minority Studies. She has published extensively on nineteenth and twentieth century British-Jewish History, modern histories of migration within and through the Anglophone world, and the histories and legacies of British colonialism. 

Hannah is Honorary Fellow at the Parkes Institute for Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, at the University of Southampton. She sits on the Advisory Board for the Jewish Historical Society of England, and is a Editorial Board member for Jewish Historical Studies journal. She is the current membership secretary for the British and Irish Aossication for Jewish Studies. Hannah is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.