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Andy Firr

Lecturer

Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

  • Lecturer
    Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

BIOGRAPHY

Andy is a Lecturer in Management since August 2022 and MSc Engineering Management Programme Leader at University of Chester. He specialises in Entrepreneurship and Project Management and has a keen interest in Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity within academia. He has also taught on modules regarding Managing Innovation, Strategic Supply Chain Management and is currently developing a Level 7 module; Industrial Work Design and Organisation. His goal is to deliver academic and pastoral support to students in a way which is authentic and meaningful.

Andy has spent over 15 years working with Universities all over the UK to develop entrepreneurship-based modules within a variety of academic disciplines including undergraduate and postgraduate level. He is an experienced project manager and educator working for one of the UK’s leading enterprise education charities Young Enterprise.

Andy has also represented Young Enterprise UK internationally and has sat on Junior Achievement European Start-Up Programme panels at enterprise education conferences in Liege, Helsinki, Riga, Oslo and Tallinn.

Andy holds a BEd (Hons) Degree and Post Graduate Higher Education Teaching Certificate (PGCTLHE) from University of Chester and a MSc Degree in Business and Entrepreneurship from Edinburgh Napier University. He also has FHEA status.

Andy is currently working as the lead author with Dr Paul Forrester on a book chapter for publication 'Cases on Experiential Learning in Higher Education for Economic Innovation and Growth' IGI Global Scientific Publishing. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2026.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Lecturer in Management
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Aug 2022

MEDIA

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NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • UK Start Up Manager
    Young Enterprise, United Kingdom1 Sep 2006 - 31 Jul 2022

DEGREES

  • MSc Business and Entrepreneurship
    Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • BEd (Hons) Primary Education and English Literature
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • PGCTLHE Post Graduate Certificate Teaching Learning in Higher Education
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Fellowship Advance HE
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom1 Feb 2024

SCHOOL

  • Chester Business School