Fellowship of the Society for Research into Higher Education
Fellowship of the Society for Research into Higher Education represents a reward and public recognition for those who have made a significant contribution in the field of research into higher education. Fellows have a reputation of substance in the field and are nominated and appointed from the SRHE membership. Their knowledge and expertise is welcomed by the Society, and fellows are encouraged to take on an advisory role to help develop the work of the Society.
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SRHE Fellows 2025
SRHE is delighted to announce the appointment of 22 new Fellows of the Society. This prestigious recognition marks a milestone in the Society’s 60th anniversary year, as the Fellowship has been reviewed and revised to better reflect and celebrate the contribution to scholarship made by its members.
The revival of the Fellowship programme reflects the Society’s commitment to honouring excellence and innovation in the field. Fellowship of the SRHE is awarded to individuals who have made a substantial and enduring contribution to research into higher education. Each Fellow has demonstrated not only a reputation of distinction but also a dedication to shaping the future of higher education research.
Professor Gerlese Åkerlind
Gerlese Åkerlind is Professor Emerita at the Australian National University, where she was previously Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods. She was also previously Director of the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Canberra, and a long-term honorary Research Associate of the Oxford Learning Institute at Oxford University, where she was previously a member.
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Gerlese was also co-editor of the journal, Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), and a member of the Editorial Boards for the journals, Educational Research Review, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, and the International Journal of Researcher Development.
Her research focuses on the nature of academic practice, including the ways in which academics experience teaching, research, supervision, academic freedom and their own professional development. She has particular expertise in the phenomenographic research tradition, with numerous publications on phenomenographic theory and methods. Her books include ‘Autonomy in Social Science Research: the View from United Kingdom and Australian Universities’ (co-edited with Carole Kayrooz and Malcolm Tight), ‘Becoming an Academic’ (co-edited with Lynn McAlpine) and most recently, ‘Phenomenography in the 21st Century: A Methodology for Investigating Human Experience of the World’.
Professor Paul Ashwin
Paul Ashwin is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK. Paul’s research focuses on the educational role of higher education, how knowledge transforms students’ understanding of themselves and the world, and the role of policies in shaping the education offered by higher education institutions.
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His book, ‘Transforming University Education: A Manifesto’ (Bloomsbury 2020), argues for a focus on the educational, rather than economic, purposes of university degrees. He is the lead author on Reflective Teaching in Higher Education (2015, 2020) written by an international team to support the development of research-informed university teaching. Paul is joint Editor-in-Chief of the international journal ‘Higher Education,’ and co-editor of two Bloomsbury book series: ‘Understanding Student Experiences of Higher Education’ and ‘Enhancing Reflective Teaching in Higher Education’.
Professor Kalwant Bhopal
Kalwant Bhopal is Professor of Education and Social Justice and Director of the Centre for Research on Race and Education at the University of Birmingham. She has published widely on racism and education. Her recent book, ‘Race and Education: reproducing white supremacy in Britain’ was published by Penguin/Pelican. She has recently been appointed on the REF 2029 panel for Sociology.
Professor Penny Jane Burke
Professor Jennifer Case
Jennifer Case is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in the USA, as well as honorary Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. Building on more than two decades of undergraduate teaching and curriculum reform work, she is also a well-regarded researcher in engineering education and higher education.
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Her work especially on the student experience of learning as well as on topics around teaching and curriculum, has been widely published and well cited, with over 60 peer-reviewed journal publications and two monographs. She has served as a co-editor of the SRHE Routledge book series “Research Into Higher Education” and also previously as joint editor-in-chief for the top international journal Higher Education. She is presently serving as a fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS).
Professor Emeritus Sue Clegg
Sue Clegg is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Research at Leeds Beckett University. She was a Mellon Visiting Scholar at the University of Cape Town and in receipt of the Vice Chancellor’s award at University of the Western Cape. She has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and at the University of Newcastle (NSW) and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Aukland.
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Her work especially on the student experience of learning as well as on topics around teaching and curriculum, has been widely published and well cited, with over 60 peer-reviewed journal publications and two monographs. She has served as a co-editor of the SRHE Routledge book series “Research Into Higher Education” and also previously as joint editor-in-chief for the top international journal Higher Education. She is presently serving as a fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS).
Professor Kelly Coate
Professor Emerita Pam Denicolo
Professor Emeritus George Gordon
George Gordon began his academic career with an early focus on Geography and later became the Founding Director of the Centre for Academic Practice at the University of Strathclyde in 1987. His subsequent career was dedicated to advancing the work of the Centre and, through a body of publications, exploring various aspects of student and staff development, as well as learning enhancement.
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In his role within Academic Practice, Professor Gordon engaged actively with international scholarly communities, including SRHE. Following several years of membership, he was elected to the SRHE Governing Council, where he served as Treasurer and later as Chair. Many of his publications emerged from productive collaborations with SRHE colleagues, addressing themes such as academic practice, academic roles and identities, new perspectives and the challenges facing universities.
Professor Helen Higson OBE DL
Helen was Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Aston University. She is now Professor of Higher Education Learning and Management in Aston Business School. Helen is a Principal Fellow of Advance HE and a National Teaching Fellow.
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Her recent research, policy and consultancy work includes intercultural training, developing employability and skills development, facilitating a coaching culture, and closing the degree attainment gap. She was Vice Chair of the SRHE Board and is currently Chair of Navitas UK.
Professor Jill Jameson
Jill Jameson, MA (Cantab), MA (Goldsmiths) MA, PhD (KCL), FRSA, FCMI, FIfL is Professor of Education, Centre Lead, Centre for Workforce Development, and Chair, Leadership Research, Institute for Lifecourse Development (ILD), Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences, University of Greenwich, Visiting Fellow, and Associate (2018-25), Lucy Cavendish College, and Cambridge Educational Dialogues Research Group, University of Cambridge.
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Jill was Chair, International Review Panel, Research Council for Culture and Society, Academy of Finland (2022-23), and Chair, Society for Research into HE (2012-17), plus Convenor, Ed Tech SIG, British Educational Research Association. She has published widely in educational leadership, trust, Ed Tech, and higher education. Editor/author of several special editions of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET, 2006-19), of International Leadership in HE: Critical Thinking for Global Challenges (2019) and of Coercion and Trust (2024) with co-editors at Lucy Cavendish College, Jill was born in Zimbabwe. Her recent social learning research focuses on building trust and leadership (BTL) in participatory communities of practice involving community-oriented policing (COP) and young people: she leads the BTL-COP Horizon Europe project (2025-28), recently awarded €3 million, dedicated to social learning for safer neighbourhoods, for UN Sustainable Development Goals 1,4, 8, 10 and 16.
Professor Sylvie Lamoureux
Professor William Locke
William Locke researched and wrote about the academic profession and the impact on HE of marketisation, rankings and policy-making, among other topics. He was Founding Joint Editor of the SRHE’s journal Policy Reviews in Higher Education. He published widely and presented at conferences in North America, Australia, China, Japan and throughout Europe.
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Now retired, William was most recently Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne. He has also held academic posts at the UCL Institute of Education, OU and University of Sussex, together with senior policy roles at HEFCE and Universities UK.
Professor Heidi Safia Mirza
Heidi Safia Mirza is Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education at UCL Institute of Education. She is internationally known for her pioneering intersectional research on Race, gender, and identity in education and championing equality and rights for Black, Asian and Muslim Women and young people through educational reform.
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A daughter of the Windrush generation from Trinidad, Heidi has been honoured as one of the first and rare 35 ‘Phenomenal Black Women Professors’ in Britain. She is author of several best-selling books including, Race Gender and Educational Desire, Black British Feminism and Young Female and Black, which was voted in the top 40 most influential educational studies in Britain. A leading voice in the global debate on decolonisation she co-edited the flagship book, ‘Dismantling Race in Higher Education: Racism, whiteness and decolonising the academy’. She recently led the influential Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) Deaton Review of ‘Race and ethnic inequalities’ which includes the impact of COVID-19 on Black and minority ethnic communities. Race and ethnic inequalities | Oxford Open Economics | Oxford Academic
Professor Sarah Montano
Sarah Montano is an experienced retail marketing academic and a 2023 National Teaching Fellow (AdvanceHE). Sarah holds the award of Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Her work on digital learning has been used to demonstrate the digital excellence internationally. As a first-generation student she is acutely aware of how when at university she lacked social capital.
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This inspired her to begin her pioneering work in digital pedagogy and much of her work in digital innovation has been to ensure equality of access for all students. Sarah’s teaching is heavily influenced by her industry practice and through this, she delivers engaging industry relevant teaching and authentic assessments via an experiential learning approach. Her pedagogical research interests are primarily around how industry practice can be reflected in assessments, digital education and graduate employability skill development. Sarah’s academic area of research is retail and consumer behaviour. In addition, Sarah is researching the role of retail in creating community 3rd places for women. She is an engaging and skilled communicator and regularly appears in the media on the subject of retail industry change.
Dr Michelle Morgan
Michelle Morgan is a national and internationally recognised Student Experience Transitions Specialist across all levels of study and is extensively published in the area. She is Dean of Students at the University of East London. Michelle is a Principal Fellow of the HEA, Fellow of the AUA , an elected council member of UKCGE and Student Minds Mental Health Charter Assessor.
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During her varied career, Michelle has been a faculty manager, lecturer, researcher and academic manager. She describes herself as a ‘Third Space Integrated Student Experience Practitioner’ who develops initiatives based on pragmatic and practical research. Michelle has over 50 publications and has presented over 100 national and international conference papers (including 60 keynotes and 40 invited papers). She has developed a free portal for staff which provides a range of information and links for anyone interested in improving the student experience in higher education www.improvingthestudentexperience.com
She co-wrote and co-presented a 5 part Radio series for BBC China in 2011 on the student learning experience. Michelle was creator and PI/Project Lead of an innovative, £2.7 million, 11 university collaborative HEFCE grant, looking at the study expectations and attitudes of postgraduate taught (PGT) students. The project report received praise from across the sector including UKCGE, OFFA, the HEA and the Engineering Professor’s Council and helped introduce the PG Loan Scheme.
Professor Rajani Naidoo
Rajani Naidoo is Professor of Higher Education and Social Change at the University of Exeter, holds a UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management, and is Visiting Professor at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) and the University of Bath (UK). She was featured in the top 2% in the Stanford/Elsevier citations ranking in her field.
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Her interdisciplinary research examines how global, national, and organisational forces shape universities, focusing on the impact of hyper-competition and collaboration, regional development, and the pursuit of social justice. She is currently researching freedom of speech and good campus relations; and the ethical responsibilities of universities in the era of artificial intelligence.
Rajani has directed the International Centre for Higher Education Management at the University of Bath and repositioned the Executive Doctoral Programme in Higher Education to be world leading. She has directed multi-national projects on equitable partnerships between the Global North and South and evaluated policy interventions for international organisations including the British Council, the UK Department for International Development, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. She serves on editorial boards of leading journals and is co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s Global Higher Education series.
Her leadership roles are deeply informed by scholarship. At the University of Exeter, as Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Culture), she leads on enhancing conditions that foster innovation within a supportive and inclusive community.
Professor David Palfreyman OBE
David Palfreyman OBE FRSA is a Fellow of New College, University of Oxford; is Trustee of the University of Bahrain and was previously Hon Treasurer of SRHE for 15 years – he also was a member of the OfS Board for 6 years. His publications include: “The Law of Higher Education” (OUP, third edition 2021), “Universities & Colleges: A Very Short Introduction” (OUP, 2017; second edition due 2027), and “Reshaping the University: The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher Education” (OUP, 2014).
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David was a co-editor for the 27 volumes in the Routledge “International Studies in Higher Education” series and also for the 17 volumes in the Open University Press “Managing Universities & Colleges: Guides to Good Practice” series.
Professor Christopher Pole
Professor Maria Slowey
Maria Slowey is Emeritus Professor, School of Policy and Practice, Dublin City University, where she was the Founding Director of the Higher Education Research Centre (HERC), and served as Vice President and Academic Registrar (2004–2008). Prior to this, she was Professor and Director of Adult and Continuing Education and Vice-Dean (Research) at the University of Glasgow (1992–2004).
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Her research focuses on lifelong learning and higher education, areas in which she has published extensively. She has served as an advisor to national and international policy bodies, including UNESCO, the OECD, and EU agencies, and has held visiting academic positions at many universities including UC Berkeley, Stanford, the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford (Kellogg College), the University of Cambridge (Homerton College), Nagoya University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Currently (2025) she is Visiting Professor at both the University of Florence and the University of Glasgow, and is Senior Editor of Studies in Higher Education.
She has been actively involved with the Society for Research into Higher Education since the 1980s, serving as Chair of Research and Development and as a Council member. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Member of the International Adult Education Hall of Fame.
Dr Paul Temple
Paul Temple is Honorary Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Education, where he was previously Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Studies. His recent books include The Connected University (2025, Routledge), The Physical University: Contours of space and place in higher education (2014, Routledge) and The Hallmark University: Distinctiveness in higher education management (2014, Institute of Education Press).
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He is the joint author of the Oxford Very Short Introduction to Universities and Colleges (2017, Oxford University Press).
Paul Temple is Honorary Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Education, London, where he was previously Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Studies. He also co-directed the MBA programme in higher education management. His research interests focus on issues of efficiency and effectiveness in higher education institutions, which has led him to study the physical forms and organisational arrangements of universities and colleges and how these may affect their academic work. His recent books include The Connected University: A space and a place for knowledge (2025, Routledge), the edited volume The Physical University: Contours of space and place in higher education (2014, Routledge) and The Hallmark University: Distinctiveness in higher education management (2014, Institute of Education Press). He is the joint author of the Oxford Very Short Introduction to Universities and Colleges (2017, Oxford University Press).
Dr Celia Whitchurch
Celia Whitchurch is Honorary Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Education. Her research interests focus on academic and professional roles and careers, and on third space environments in higher education. She is the author of over 50 publications including Challenging Approaches to Academic Career-making (2023) (with William Locke and Giulio Marini); and Reconstructing Identities in Higher Education: The Rise of Third Space Professionals (2013).
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She was Founding Editor of Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education from 1998 to 2008, Editor of Higher Education Quarterly from 2008 to 2018, and is currently Assistant Editor of the London Review of Education.
Current Fellows and Honorary Fellows
| Name | Affiliation | Appointed |
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| Professor Marcia Devlin | Federation University Australia | January 2014 |
| Professor Lee Harvey | Copenhagen Business School, Denmark | January 2013 |
| Professor Monica Mclean | University of Nottingham | January 2013 |
| 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 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 Ulrich Teichler | University Kassel | January 2009 |
| 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 Simon Marginson | University of Sydney, Australia | January 2004 |
| Professor Gareth Parry | University of Sheffield | January 2004 |
| Mr John Skelton | Milton Keynes | January 2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
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| Professor Christine Musselin | 2014 |
| Professor Jurgen Enders | 2011 |
| Professor Michael Peters | 2010 |
Fellows archive
1943 – 2025
We report with sadness the death of Angela Brew, an outstanding figure in academic development, student learning and academic practice. Angela was remembered with great affection and respect by her Australian colleagues Peter Kandlbinder, Lilia Mantai and Denise Wood in their tribute to her on the HERDSA website on 7 May 2025, ‘Fighting for a revolution in student learning’. Angela had been based in Australia for many years but made many visits to the UK and was a frequent attender at SRHE’s conferences, remembered by all as a delightful colleague with unrivalled knowledge, experience and insight into student learning, and a relentless determination to make things better for students.
1954 – 2025
We report with sadness the death of Professor Claire Callender OBE on 15 April 2025. Claire held joint professorships at UCL Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London and her outstanding academic career was well described in Simon Marginson’s splendid obituary for HEPI on 18 April 2025.
Claire’s research gave her an unrivalled understanding of the consequences for students of higher education funding methods, and she had a rare ability to communicate clearly with both the academic community and with policymakers, reflecting her experience of working in government as well as in academe. Her work showed her consistent concern for the fortunes of part-time students.
As Simon Marginson wrote: “Her heart might have been with Birkbeck, and there her policy focus on part-time, adult and evening students had its natural home.” As Deputy Director in the ESRC Centre for Global Higher Education she played a major part in promoting research into higher education worldwide, being recognised and respected not only for her exceptional research expertise but also for her kind consideration and warm support for colleagues in many countries.
Claire was an active member of SRHE as a member of the Research and Development Committee, serving on the Editorial Board of Studies in Higher Education, giving wise advice to Council on policy issues, and elected as an SRHE Fellow in 2011.
In the words of Simon’s obituary: “She touched the lives of many as a scholar, colleague and mentor; played a central role in policy and public discussion for three decades; and had much respect and friendship in the sector.”
Our thanks to Professor Rob Cuthbert, SRHE News Editor for the above tribute.
Former SRHE Trustee Professor Emily F. Henderson has also written a personal reflection on the Conference Inference blogspace entitled Fleeting encounters with a formidable scholar – remembering Claire Callender
1954 – 2009
Burton “Bob” Clark earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1954. Clark was the first incumbent of the Allan M. Cartter Professorship and served in that post until his formal retirement as Professor Emeritus of Higher Education and Sociology, UCLA. During his career, he taught at five American research universities in departments of sociology and graduate schools of education: Stanford University (Sociology, 1953-1956); Harvard University (Education, 1956-1958); UC Berkeley (Education, 1958-1966); Yale University (Sociology, 1966-1980); and UCLA (Education, 1980-1991). Clark was one of the first sociologists to study higher education from a global perspective. He became a Distinguished Member of the European Association for Institutional Research in 1997. The following year he received the Comenius Medal from UNESCO and was awarded honorary doctoral degrees from the universities of Strathclyde (1998) and Turku (2000).
1923 – 2018
Lewis Richard Benjamin Elton was a German-born British physicist and researcher into education, specialising in higher education.
He was Professor of Physics at Battersea College of Technology from 1964 until 1970. He founded the Institute of Educational Technology in 1967, the first of its kind. He became Professor of Higher Education in 1970, a post he held until 1988.
In 1994 he was appointed Professor of Higher Education at University College London, where he founded the Higher Education Research and Development Unit (now the Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching). He became an honorary professor there in 2003. He was appointed Visiting Professor of Higher Education at Manchester University in August 2005.
Read a full tribute to Lewis via https://srheblog.com/tag/lewis-elton/
1938 – 2025
Professor Mary Henkel (Brunel University) sadly passed away on 1st February 2025 after a brief illness. Mary was made a fellow of the SRHE in 1998, and was a lifelong supporter and friend to the Society.
Mary was part of the generation of colleagues that established the field of higher education studies in Europe and one of the first female academics to become a University Professor specialized in our field. She was also a founding member of CHER and a very important contributor to the intellectual development of our community, having been an active member until recently and a member of the Board.
Mary grew up in Blackheath with her parents and a brother. After school she entered Oxford in the late 1950s and studied classics. She did not only distinguish herself academically but also played on the college hockey team and was an excellent tennis player. After graduating she was a teacher at a comprehensive school. She then became a social worker and taught social work at London School of Economics. In the 1970s, when Mary Henkel was studying for a master’s degree at Brunel University she met Maurice Kogan, which started a long-lasting working relationship and a close friendship with him and his wife, Ulla. After finishing her degree, Mary Henkel got a position at Brunel as a Lecturer and she was later promoted to Reader and then to full Professor.
For the last quarter century Mary Henkel distinguished herself as a leading higher education scholar. She authored or edited thirteen books. Her contributions to the field span several topics such as: academic work, governance, higher education and preparation for work, or the use of performance indicators. In addition to those topics, she has written on learning and teaching in social work and on evaluation and research policy. An overarching interest throughout her research has been the values and identities of academics and professionals and how they are affected by policies, reforms and managerial tools.
Mary Henkel was a gifted scholar and through her excellent work, intellectual openness and kindness she has earned a well-deserved scholarly reputation and the gratitude of numerous friends that will deeply miss her.
With thanks from SRHE to CHER members Alberto Amaral and Pedro Teixeira for writing the above tribute which we have edited as above.
1949 – 2022
Professor John Richardson enjoyed a distinguished career, first in cognitive psychology and lately as a student-centred higher education researcher. He was a leading contributor to the development of the UK’s National Student Survey and a greater understanding of students from traditionally underrepresented groups.
John was the Associate Editor for the SRHE Journal Studies in Higher Education from 2012 – 2020. A highly respected scholar he also authored several titles for the SRHE & Open University press, and later in the SRHE book series.
Read a tribute to John by Bart Rienties at https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/jun/03/john-richardson-obituary
Ted Tapper was longstanding supporter of the Society for Research into Higher Education, known not only for his influential writings but also his generous support for so many colleagues in the field.
Ted Tapper spent most of his academic career at the University of Sussex (1968-2003). He was an Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Sussex, and also held a research professorship at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCheps) which is based at New College, Oxford. At Sussex he was a member of the Department of International Relations and Politics, completing his career as departmental chair. He was also Series Editor for the Routledge comparative series, ‘International Studies in Higher Education’ alongside David Palfreyman and Scott Thomas (Claremont Graduate University, California).
A fuller tribute to Ted can be found at: https://srhe.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ted-Tapper.pdf Originally published in SRHE News.
1949 – 2015
Professor Sir David John Watson was a British academic and educationalist. He was Director of Brighton Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992 and Vice-Chancellor of its successor the University of Brighton from 1992 to 2005. In 2005 he was appointed Professor of Higher Education Management at the Institute of Education and was Course Director of the Institute’s MBA in Higher Education Management. Between 2010 and 2015 he was Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford. David was a committed supporter of the work of the Society for Research into Higher Education and the Society’s President from 2005 to 2012.
Read a Tribute to David written by Paul Temple via https://srheblog.com/2015/05/05/david-watson-1949-2015-a-tribute/#more-302 and https://srheblog.com/2015/02/10/professor-david-watson-1949-2015/
1935 – 2021
Gareth Williams began his career at St John’s College, Cambridge where he read economics. On graduation he was appointed to a research post at the Agricultural Economics Research Unit at Oxford. From there he moved on to the economics of education, in a post in OECD working on econometric models of education, including the application of forecasting models.
In 1968 he became Joint Director of the Higher Education Research Unit, which had transferred to LSE. Five years later at the age of 37 he was appointed at Lancaster as Professor of Educational Planning and Director of the Institute for Research and Development in Post Compulsory Education. In 1984 he accepted an invitation to join the Institute of Education (now part of UCL) as Professor of Educational Administration where he established the Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES) which became a leading centre for research and policy studies in the field. On his retirement Ron Barnett, Paul Temple and Peter Scott edited a festschrift, Valuing Higher Education (UCL Institute of Education Press 2016) which brought together contributions from academic colleagues from around the world stimulated by his work.
Read a full tribute to Gareth via: https://srheblog.com/2021/09/28/professor-gareth-williams-his-contribution-to-british-higher-education/
Lifetime achievement
1923 – 2013
Renate Simpson, graduate of the London School of Economics, authored published research on postgraduate education since the 1960s, first with Ernest Rudd in the Unit for Research into Higher Education at the University of Essex, and then in Cuba and the Philippines. The Society for Research into Higher Education published her monograph How the PhD came to Britain in 1983, and she provided the historical section of the Winfield Report The Social Science PhD in 1987.
Renate was born in Berlin in 1923, and was exiled to London with her mother and siblings in 1934.
Fuller accounts of Renate’s life and achievements can be found at:
http://www.sisters.org.uk/Renate%20Simpson%20biography.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/02/renate-simpson-obituary
1948-2022
Professor and Foundation Director of the LH Martin Institute, Lynn was previously Professor and Director of the Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy at the University of New England. Having completed a PhD in the sociology of higher education at the University of Cambridge, he had almost three decades experience researching higher education policy issues.
Lynn was the Editor-in-Chief for SRHE journal Studies in Higher Education from 2012 – 2020. He was on the editorial board of several international journals and book series and worked with such international agencies as UNESCO and the OECD.
Read a full tribute to Lynn via https://srhe.ac.uk/in-memoriam-vincent-lynn-meek/
SRHE Fellows Event – 27 June 2013
The opening presentation and audio podcast from Fellow and now Vice-President of the Society, Professor Sir Peter Scott from the UCL Institute of Education, London are available here: