Stephen Cahill

Senior Lecturer

Digital, Tech, Innovation & Business

I’m a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, with a background in Data Centre platforms and systems management, working with Cisco, Juniper, VMWare and many other’s platforms to design and implement solutions for practical systems.

I started teaching at Staffs in 2018 after being the in Technical Services department, designing and supporting lab operations in Networking and Cyber for the School of Computing, in which time I have also studied for my PgCHPE, MRes and TEF Fellowship.

Academic qualifications

  • MRes Computer Science, Staffordshire University
  • PgCHPE
  • BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security
  • CCIA
  • JNCIA-JunOS
  • VMWare Academy Instructor

Expertise

  • Data Centre Infrastructure
  • Servers and Storage Systems
  • Networking
  • Hardware Systems
  • Monitoring Systems

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • CCNA Level Networking
  • CCNP Routing
  • CCNP Switching
  • CCNP Troubleshooting
  • Virtualisation
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Cyber Operations
  • Network Security
  • Final Year Projects

Postgraduate

  • Virtualisation
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Research Methods
for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025

for Social Inclusion

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

for First Generation Students

The Mail University Guide 2026

in the UK for Games Education

Rookies Games Design and Development 2023, 2025 & TIGA Best Games Intuition 2024, 2025

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021