Jake Lynch
Jake Lynch is a journalist, academic, novelist and poet, and a scholarly authority within the fields of peace journalism and peace research. He is an academic with the University of Sydney., his detective story set in contemporary Oxford and co-authored with Annabel McGoldrick, is published by Next Chapter. His debut novel, Blood on the Stone, an historical mystery thriller set in Oxford in 1681, was published by Unbound Books.
Education
Lynch attended Cardiff University, where he completed a BA degree in English in 1988 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism Studies with Cardiff University in 1989. He subsequently attended City University, London, where he completed a PhD degree in 2008.Professional career
Lynch worked as a journalist for two decades, including as Sydney Correspondent for The Independent, a Political Correspondent in London for Sky News and as a television newsreader with BBC News. Since 2007, he has worked in academia, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sydney University. He was formerly Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University, and later Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the university. Lynch has also previously served as Secretary-General of the International Peace Research Association, and has held visiting professorships and fellowships with the universities of Coventry, Cardiff, Bristol and Johannesburg.Lynch has since turned towards creative writing, with a debut novel published in 2019 and a detective story in 2025. His poetry appears in literary journals.