About
I studied for both my BSc in Geography and my MSc in Archaeology at the University of Liverpool before completing my PhD in Geography at the University of Sheffield. I joined the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham in January 1998, starting as a lecturer and becoming a full Professor in 2012.
In January 2017 I joined the University of Liverpool as APVC for Research and Impact in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and remained in this role until December 2022 when I took on the role of APVC for the Research Environment and Postgraduate Research. I was appointed as Dean of the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures, starting October 2025.
I have held various external roles roles including Honorary Secretary for Research and Higher Education for the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers, 2008-2014). I was a Steering Committee member of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) UK Climate Resilience programme and I also sit on the Steering Committee for the Royal Academy of Engineers Green Futures Fellowships.
I was a full panel member and also an Interdisciplinary Research Advisor for UoA 14 (Geography and Environmental Studies) in REF 2021 and I have been appointed as a full panel member to UoA 14 for REF 2029.
I am a member of the Leverhulme Trust Advisory Panel (starting 2023) and regularly participate in funding panels and moderating boards for AHRC, ESRC, NERC and UKRI and I have been appointed to the AHRC Advisory Board (starting 2026).
I was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2023.
Prizes or Honours
- Winner of Leverhulme Trust Prize (Leverhulme Trust, 2005)