Tim completed his PhD in 2018 and his research focused on charity fundraising events. The final thesis is titled: Charity Fundraising Events – An understated domain: The changing landscapes of charity fundraising event management processes, contexts and ‘communities’ in the United Kingdom.

Since 2019 Tim has developed an array of research outputs including two textbooks, numerous chapters and papers, as well as speaking at national and international conferences.

Recent work includes;

Brown, T., Higson, P., & Gaston, L. (eds) (2027). Events Mismanagement - learning from failure - Volume 2. Goodfellows Publishers (due Feb 2027).

Shaw, N., Marmion, M. and Brown, T. (2025), "Charitable organisations and ambidexterity: implications for charity sector leaders", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-08-2024-4767

Drakeley, C., & Brown, T. (eds). (2025). Contemporary issues in Events Management. Goodfellows Publishers.

Brown, T. (2025). Multiplicity of events: towards a new model of events in practice. In Drakeley, C., & Brown, T. (eds). (2025). Contemporary issues in Events Management (pp 1-20). Goodfellows Publishers.

 
Brown, T., & Drakeley, C. (eds). (2023). Virtual Events Management. Goodfellows Publishers.

Brown, T., & Drakeley, C. (2023) From pixels to possibilities: Innovations within virtual and hybrid events. In Brown, T., & Drakeley, C. (Eds). (2023a). Virtual Events Management (pp 1-25). Goodfellows Publishers.

Brown, T., & Drakeley, C. (2023) Lessons learned and looking ahead: the potential of virtual and hybrid events. In Brown, T., & Drakeley, C. (Eds). (2023a). Virtual Events Management (pp 228-238). Goodfellows Publishers.

Brown, T., & Drakeley, C. (2023). Designing the virtual and hybrid event experience. In Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (Eds). Cases For Event Management and Event Tourism (pp. 29-44). Goodfellow Publishers

Brown, T., Higson, P., & Gaston, L. (Eds) (2022). Events Mismanagement - learning from failure. Goodfellows Publishers

Drakeley, C., & Brown, T. (2022). Safety in numbers. In Brown, T., Higson, P., & Gaston, L. (Eds) (2022). Events Mismanagement - learning from failure (pp. 105-136). Goodfellows Publishers

Brown, T. and Stokes, P. (2021). Events management as a community of practice. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 224-242. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-09-2020-0157

Brown, T. (2021). Volunteering at Charity Fundraising Events. In Holmes, K., Lockstone-Binney, L., Smith, K., & Shipway, R. (Eds) (2021). Routledge Handbook of Volunteering in Events, Sport and Tourism (pp. 202-213). Routledge.

Brown, T. (2021). The future of events will be hybrid. In Ziakas, V., Antchak, V., & Getz, D. (Eds). (2021). Events, crisis management and recovery: impacts and strategies (pp. 142-164). Goodfellows Publishers

Brown, T., & Hindley, A. (2020). Tourism and Destination Weddings. In Daniels, M., & Wosicki, C. (2020). Wedding Planning and Management. (3rd ed.). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

BVEP report, The UK Events Industry, May 2020, cited my PhD research regarding the economic impact and value of charity fundraising events, section 1.2.1 Charity Fundraising Events (p 18), retrieved from https://www.businessvisitsandeventspartnership.com/news/bvep-press-releases/801-bvep-launches-report-focused-on-70bn-events-industry

Research interests:
Charity fundraising; Charitable events; Events management and operations; Virtual and hybrid events; Event logistics; Experiential learning in events; Event marketing; Economic impact of events; Socio-cultural impacts of events.