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Professor

Wayne Morris

Assoc Dean of Postgrad Research Studies

Research and Innovation Office

BIOGRAPHY

Wayne Morris is Professor of Contextual Theology and Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research (PGR) Studies at the University of Chester. He provides strategic leadership across the University in relation to all aspects of the PGR student experience. This includes ensuring we have the right processes in place for admitting students, to working with students and supervisors to provide the best possible experience for students during their research studies at Chester, through to working to ensuring our amazing research graduates are ready for a whole range of high level future careers. Our 600+ PGR students from right across the globe are engaged in ground-breaking life-changing research projects that are impacting on the ways we think and act as human beings and it is my huge privilege to be able to work alongside such a wonderful community of research scholars.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Dean: PGR Studies and People, Culture & Environment
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Aug 2024
  • Professor of Contextual Theology
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom2 Jan 2017
  • Associate Dean: Postgraduate Research Studies
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Jan 2023 - 31 Jul 2024
  • Director of the School of Humanities
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2017 - 31 Dec 2022
  • Head of Theology and Religious Studies
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2017
  • Deputy Head of Theology and Religious Studies
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Oct 2010 - 31 Aug 2014
  • Senior Lecturer in Theology
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2007 - 31 Oct 2017
  • Lecturer in Theology
    University of Chester, Theology and Religious Studies, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2003 - 31 Aug 2007
  • Disabilities Officer
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2003 - 31 Aug 2005

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Reader Training Officer
    Diocese of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2003 - 31 Aug 2007
  • National Coordinator
    Church Action on Disability, London/Birmingham, United Kingdom1 Nov 1999 - 31 Jul 2003

DEGREES

  • PhD, Theology
    University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • PGCertHE, Learning and Teaching in the Context of Higher Education
    University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • BA (Hons), Theology
    University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom
    FHEA

LANGUAGES

  • Welsh
    Can read, speak and understand

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute
  • Sustainability and Environment Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute
  • Health and Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

RESEARCH & INNOVATION ROLES

  • Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee Member
  • Research Management Group Member
  • UCP Editorial Board Member