Dr Alice Dias-Mercier joined King’s College London in 2018. She holds an MA in French and Translation Studies from George Mason University (USA, 2001) and a PhD from University College London (2015) with a focus on French contemporary postmemorial fictions. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

In 2025, she was appointed Language Director for French in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Culture, where she now oversees the coordination and development of undergraduate French language modules. She first joined King’s Language Centre, where she taught across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including language-focused classes for the Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) programme. She has received multiple nominations for the King’s Education Awards, including Excellent Feedback (2021) and Teaching Excellence (2024 and 2025). She also contributes regularly to interdisciplinary initiatives, for example by delivering guest lectures on gendered language and feminism at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Prior to joining King’s, she taught French and Francophone literature, language, and translation at University College London, Royal Holloway, and George Mason University.

Alongside her academic career, Alice is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and holds the IoLET Diploma in Translation. She maintains an active practice as a freelance translator, an experience that continually enriches her teaching as well as her reflections on the theory and practice of translation.

Research interests and PhD supervision

Her research explores the intersection of postmemory, imagination and écriture de soi, with a particular interest in integrating creative writing and embodied approaches into language pedagogy. She is currently engaged in a number of collaborative projects dedicated to creative writing and inclusive teaching practices.