Staff Profiles, Research & Scholarly Activity

Blackburn University Centre has an active programme of student and staff research.

Many of our courses have a research component. We place importance on the teaching of good research practice. Many University Centre staff are engaged in research projects, and have had research published in books and journals on a range of topics.

Staff Profiles

Our staff attend conferences, join networks and professional bodies, take part in training and undertake other activities that help the College to be up-to-date on subject areas and developments in teaching and learning.


Academic Web Profiles

Art and Society

Abbe Law

Amy Hill

Angela Normanton

David George Urquhart

My areas of academic interest include Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, contemporary digital technologies and concepts. I am currently exploring and researching for a fut...

Dr Philip Johnson

I have been employed as a lecturer in the College’s higher education provision since 1995 and gained my PhD in Applied Social Science (Lancaster) in 2009. I research various aspects of commun...

Dr Val Jessop

I am the programme leader for the B.A. Joint Honours pathways and personal tutor and dissertation supervisor for students taking English Language. I have worked as a lecturer in Higher Education at...

Emma Cookson

Gabrielle Morley

Gail Rice

Graham Carter

Jamie Holman

I studied fine art at Chelsea School of Art and Design, where I achieved both B.A. (hons) and Masters degrees. I am an artist, writer and lecturer with almost twenty years experience in delivering ...

Joanna Neil

I started my career graduating with a degree in fine art painting and later developed an interest in felt and stitch. My practice currently combines my research interests with drawing and fine art ...

Judith Bullock

Judith Moss

Karen Kay

Lisa Skidmore

Martyn Pearson

Michelle Fielding

Philomena Hughes

Samantha Elcombe

Sandra Nichol

I am currently a lecturer in the School of Art and Society at the University Centre at Blackburn College. I have worked as a lecturer in higher education at Blackburn College for 21 years and durin...

Stacey Luckhurst

Victoria Duffy

I am currently putting together an event exploring miscarriage of justice featuring John Kamara for students in 2020/21.

HE Teacher of the Year 2019

I teach across the FdA and BA prog...

Victoria Newens
Business, Health and Technology

Anssa Amin

Anthony Prince

I have been a culinary enthusiast for the last sixteen years. I love to discover new dishes, and I am very much inspired by traveling, meeting new people and experiencing different cultures.  ...

Danny Byrne

Dr Adelle Waterworth

Dr Peter Shukie

My academic role includes the design and delivery of modules in Education Studies around the use of technology in teaching and learning.  I led on the design of a series of modules listed in t...

Dr Tass Hussain

I joined the college in 2000 teaching law in the Higher Education Centre, which became the East Lancashire Institute for Higher Education, now known as UCBC. Over the years I have taught many diffe...

Farhan Ali Qureshi

Firew A. Biruu

Geoffrey Disley

Gregory Siddle

BA (Hons) in Business with Management

FdA in Business

BA (Hons) in Business (Top-up)

ILM

CMI

Joanne Halliwell

Mark O’Neill

Michael Seedall

Michelle Wild

Robert Rodd

Stuart Gregory

Sue Dutton

Suraiya Baghdadi

Having worked in a range of schools, businesses and colleges for over 18 years, I have had the privilege of experiencing a wide range of teaching and learning environments. During the course of the...