About
Dr Dane Anderton is Associate Professor and Director of MBA Programmes at the University of Liverpool Management School, where he also serves as Director of Studies for the Liverpool MBA. Appointed by the Dean of the Management School, he provides strategic and operational leadership for the School's portfolio of MBA programmes, overseeing curriculum design, academic quality, student experience, international, and programme innovation. He works closely with academic colleagues, professional services, and external partners to ensure the continued success of the School's globally recognised MBA portfolio, which contributes to the Management School's AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS triple accreditation and its position within theFinancial Times Global MBA Top 100.
Prior to joining the University of Liverpool, Dane held senior academic leadership positions at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, where he was Academic Director of Executive Education Programmes and Social Responsibility Lead, and at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he served as Director of MBA Apprenticeships. Across these roles he has led the design, validation and delivery of postgraduate management programmes, executive education, degree apprenticeships and work-based learning initiatives. He has also contributed extensively to programme validation, quality assurance and external examining across the UK higher education sector.
Dane's research spans both strategy and management education. His disciplinary research examines strategic regional development, place leadership, industrial agglomeration and inclusive economic growth. His ESRC-funded PhD at the University of Liverpool explored the development of the video games and life sciences sectors within the Liverpool City Region through collaboration with Liverpool Vision.
His pedagogic research focuses on the future of management education, with particular interests in consultancy-based learning, experiential and simulation-based pedagogy, responsible leadership education, international learning experiences, and the application of artificial intelligence to management education. His recent work has explored the use of AI avatars to develop confidence, communication and professional skills, alongside the role of consultancy projects in embedding authentic, real-world learning within MBA curricula. He regularly presents his work at national and international conferences, including AMBA, EFMD, Advance HE and the Chartered Association of Business Schools.
Dane is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Chartered Management and Business Educator (CMBE). He is an experienced external examiner and quality reviewer, contributing to programme validation and enhancement across the UK higher education sector. His work is driven by a commitment to designing innovative, evidence-informed management education that develops responsible leaders capable of creating positive organisational and societal impact.
Prizes or Honours
- Learning & Teaching and Student Experience Award 2025-26 (University of Liverpool, 2025)
- Sir Alastair Pilkington Faculty Teaching Award 2022 Winner (University of Liverpool, 2022)