Dr Miah is Reader in New Media & Bioethics. He has written extensively about digital culture, ethics, and a range of emerging technologies. He is a regular participant at the National Olympic Academy in Britain, the educational branch of the British Olympic Association.

He has given invited lectures in over 15 countries, most recently for the Australian Sports Commission (2007), the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and The World Anti-Doping Agency symposium on Gene Doping, which was attended by IOC President Dr Jacques Rogge and HRH The Queen of Sweden. In 2003, he was a visiting professor at the International Olympic Academy and he has conducted research and given lectures at the last 4 Olympic Games cities (Sydney, Salt Lake, Athens & Torino) under invitation by various Olympic organisations.

Dr Miah has been researching the cultural, political and media structures of the Olympic Movement since 2000, most recently examining the role of the Olympic Truce in international peace processes.

He has written for a wide range of national broadsheets and magazines, including The Observer (London), The Times (London), Project Syndicate, Science and Public Affairs. He is also regularly interviewed by newspapers, radio and television, recently appearing on BBC Newsnight, SkyOne, CBC The National, ABC The 7:30 among others.

In 2008, Dr Miah is Supervising Professor at the International Olympic Academy postgraduate seminar in Ancient Olympia, Greece..

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