My research interest is in the application of management theories to leadership in higher education. Before joining the University of Bath my research and publication was in the field of school science and technology education.

I teach a range of topics on the DBA in Higher Education Management, including leadership, strategy, risk and change management, resource mobilisation, university branding, HE privatisation and innovation policy, and social science research methodology. I have supervised 22 doctoral theses to completion, on topics such as leadership, quality assurance, financial sustainability, entrepreneurship and assessment in higher education. I have received two Doctoral Recognition Awards and have been shortlisted twice for the Doctoral Excellence Prize.

I am Director of Higher Education Management (HEM) Programmes, including the DBA in Higher Education Management and a range of executive education programmes, such as the Bolashaq International Scholars Programme on institutional leadership for the Government of Kazakhstan. Having previously been Dean of Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University I exercise a range of management responsibilities in the School of Management and more widely, for which I was awarded an Outstanding Contribution Award in 2021.

I welcome doctoral students (particularly for our DBA in Higher Education Management) interested in the application of management theories to higher education leadership.