Dr. Nina Van Volkinburg is an educator passionate about supporting emerging talents and preserving positive value co-creation within the arts. She is an ethnographer by training, with her previous research focused on digital disruption within the global fashion industry as well as belonging within Higher Education. She has been featured in Vogue, Elle, and BBC World News, among other media outlets.

She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Certified Management & Business Educator, and holds a PgCert for Academic Practice in Art, Design, and Communication. She currently leads the prestigious MA Strategic Fashion Marketing course at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.

She is also the founder and artist behind Ida & Ink, a bespoke arts and crafts studio based in West London.