Fellows

Suggestions for Fellowship of the Society

Suggestions for Fellowship are welcomed, and should be received by the Director of the Society at hsperkins@srhe.ac.uk by Friday 17th May 2013

Fellows Process

Fellowship of SRHE should be seen as a fitting reward and public recognition for those who have made a significant contribution in the field of research into higher education.To be proposed for Fellowship an individual must:

  • Have contributed significantly over a period of time to the field of research into higher education
  • Have a reputation of substance in the field
  • Have the capacity to take on an advisory/representational role within the Society*
  • Have normally been a member for a period of at least 5 years and be willing to remain a member
  • Epitomize professional conduct that matches the values of the Society
  • *examples of the types of contribution which would be sought from a Fellow

  • Sitting on a main committee for a particular project ( ie strategic initiatives/capacity building)
  • Presenting to Council on current work/role/engagement with HE
  • Writing for SRHE News or other Society communications
  • As appropriate assisting in SRHE responses to main consultations
  • Stimulating the Society in its public and advisory role by suggesting areas where the Society should be active and involved
  • Fellows, whilst recognised for their scholarly contribution, should also have the capacity to play a part in taking the Society forward. Fellowship will be bestowed for life but, to continue to be listed as a Fellow, individuals must remain in membership of the Society and continue to be supportive of the Society. Notes

  • i) Any suggestions must be confidential and should not be discussed with the individual suggested
  • ii) Any suggested Fellows must be members of the Society but if there is uncertainty of status this will be checked and confirmed on receipt
  • iii) There is no guarantee of election and each suggestion is very carefully considered against the published criteria.(see below). The Society maintains a long list of potential Fellows and is happy to receive suggestions which may be considered in future years
  • All suggestions for Fellowship should be made by completing the following form:

    Word Document SRHE Fellowship Details Form

    which must then be sent to hsperkins@srhe.ac.uk by Friday 17th May



New Fellows

The Society has elected three new Fellows: Professor Lee Harvey, Professor Bruce Macfarlane, and Professor Monica Mclean.

Fellowship is recognition for those who have made a significant contribution in the field of research into higher education, awarded to members of the Society who have achieved a substantial reputation based on a significant body of work achieved over a period of time. Fellows may take on an advisory role to help develop the work of the Society.

Fellows elected in 2013



Lee Harvey   Lee Harvey is now Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School. Prior to this he established and was Director of both the Centre for Research into Quality at the University of Central England in Birmingham and the Centre for Research and Evaluation at the Sheffield Hallam University. He was also Director of Research at the Higher Education Academy.

Lee has wide experience of social research as a research methodologist and social philosopher. He has a teaching qualification alongside his masters in information technology and doctorate in sociology.

He is widely published with over 35 books and research monographs and over 120 articles in international journals, books and compendiums. He has been a quality advisor to institutions across the world and is regularly invited to major international conferences and has given over 50 keynotes at such events.

Lee's higher education research encompasses employability, diversity, quality, funding, learning and teaching and student feedback issues.

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Bruce Macfarlane   Bruce Macfarlane is Associate Professor for Higher Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. He has held previous academic positions at four UK universities, as a visiting professor in Japan and as a school teacher in Hong Kong.

His research interests are mainly focused on the ethics of academic practice and leadership and his single authored publications include Teaching with integrity: the ethics of higher education practice (RoutledgeFalmer, 2004), The Academic Citizen: the virtue of service in university life (Routledge, 2007), Researching with integrity: the ethics of academic enquiry (Routledge, 2009) and Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education (Routledge, 2012).

In previous work Bruce has written extensively about business and management education and the teaching of business ethics, in particular. He has also researched the management of dual-sector institutions resulting in the publication of Challenging Boundaries: Managing the integration of post-secondary education (co-edited with Neil Garrod, Routledge, 2009).

Bruce is a former Vice Chair Council member of the Society for Research in Higher Education and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He is a member of the editorial board of a number of higher education journals including Teaching in Higher Education and Higher Education Quarterly and special issues editor of Higher Education Research and Development.

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Monica Mclean   Monica Mclean is Professor in Higher Education in the Centre for Research in Higher, Adult & Vocational Education. Her previous post (2002-6) was Head of Educational Development in the Learning Institute at the University of Oxford, where she was also course director for the Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

Professor McLean taught in secondary and primary schools after she received a Certificate of Education from Homerton College, Cambridge. She worked in adult education for some years while gaining a BEd from Staffordshire University and an MA in Social Science Research in Education from Keele University.

While she was a research fellow in the Education Department at Keele University she completed her PhD which concerns teacher professionalism and is based on fieldwork in schools and colleges.

Her experience in higher education began with a research post at the former Polytechnic of North London where she investigated the 'management of learning' in the institution.

Following this, Professor McLean was appointed as lecturer/senior lecturer in teaching and learning in higher education in the Education Department at Keele University and established and led the Higher Education Postgraduate Certificate and MA in Learning and Teaching in Tertiary Education (1993-2002).

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Fellows: Full list

    Name Affiliation Appointed
    Professor Patrick Ainley University of Greenwich January 2012
    Professor Carole Leathwood London Metropolitan University January 2012
    Professor Jeroen Huisman University of Bath January 2012
    Professor Lynn McAlpine University of Oxford/ McGill January 2012
    Professor Rob Cuthbert University of West of England January 2011
    Professor Claire Callender University of London, Birkbeck & Institute of Education January 2011
    Professor Paul Trowler University of Lancaster January 2011
    Professor Ian McNay University of Greenwich January 2011
    Professor Rosemary Deem Royal Holloway, London January 2010
    Professor Kerri-Lee Krause Griffith University Australia January 2010
    Professor Robin Middlehurst University of Kingston, UK January 2010
    Professor John Richardson Open University January 2010
    Professor Ulrich Teichler University Kassel January 2009
    Professor Angela Brew University of Sydney January 2008
    Professor Gunnar Handal University of Oslo January 2008
    Professor Dai Hounsell University of Edinburgh January 2008
    Professor Louise Morley University of Sussex January 2008
    Professor Michael Shattock Institute of Education University of London January 2008
    Professor Mantz Yorke Lancaster University January 2008
    Professor John Brennan Centre for Higher Education Research Information, Open University January 2006
    Professor Oliver Fulton University of Lancaster January 2006
    Professor Malcolm Tight University of Lancaster January 2006
    Professor Ted Tapper Emeritus Professor of Politics University of Sussex January 2006
    Professor Simon Marginson University of Sydney, Australia January 2004
    Professor Gareth Parry University of Sheffield January 2004
    Mr John Skelton Milton Keynes January 2004
    Professor Gareth Williams Institute of Education University of London January 2003
    Professor Noel Entwistle University of Edinburgh January 2002
    Professor David Dill University of North Carolina January 2001
    Professor James Ratcliffe Pennsylvannia State University January 2001
    Ms Harriet Croft Bristol January 2000
    Dr Peter Maassen University of Oslo, Norway January 2000
    Professor Ronald Barnett Institute of Education, University of London January 1998
    Professor Mary Henkel Brunel University January 1998
    Dr John Wyatt Chichester January 1998
    Dr Marianne Bauer University of Gothenburg January 1997
    Professor Ingrid Moses University of New England January 1996
    Professor Sheldon Rothblatt University of California January 1996
    Professor Sinclair Goodlad Imperial College London January 1993
    Professor Ference Marton University of Gothenburg January 1992
    Professor David Boud University of Technology Sydney January 1991
    Professor Lewis Elton University College London January 1991
    Professor John Pratt University of East London January 1991
    Professor Sir Peter Scott Kingston University January 1991
    Professor Alan Smithers University of Buckingham January 1991

    Honorary Fellows

    Name Appointed
    Professor Michael Peters 2010
    Professor Jurgen Enders 2011

    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Name Appointed
    Ms Renate Simpson 2010


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