Marie Beresford-Dey

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Biography

Marie is a lecturer on the Professional Doctorate and the MEd programmes; she also supervises doctoral students. Marie spent many years working in various roles within the mainstream education sector in England, including teaching secondary science. Upon moving to Scotland, Marie became an education lecturer in FE before commencing her role at the University in 2013. Marie's experiences across the different sectors have provided her with a broad base on which to build her professional knowledge. Marie has a keen interest in leadership and management which led her to complete an MEd in Leadership and Management and a PhD focusing on school leadership and creativity through the lens of Complexity Leadership Theory. Her research interests continue to be in these themes as well as merging her passion for the natural sciences through exploring environmental sustainability. Marie also enjoys returning to the natural sciences through her photography and spending time outdoors.

Leadership roles:

Chair for Sustainable Environments: Pedagogy and Leadership (SEPaL) research community
Master of Education module leader for Leadership and Organisational Development, and Dissertation.
Professional Doctorate module co-leader for Leadership in Professional Practice

Teaching

Marie's teaching areas include:

Leadership and management
Organisational behaviour
Sustainability
Creativity
Complexity

Research interests

Marie's research interests include:

Education
Leadership
Creativity & innovation
Intrapreneurship
Complexity
Sustainability
Natural sciences

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, LOCAL AUTHORITY SUPPORT FOR CREATIVITY IN SCOTTISH PRIMARY HEADTEACHERS: EMERGENCE OF SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURIALISM IN A COMPLEX PSEUDO-DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM?

1 Feb 2015 → 15 Dec 2019

Award Date: 3 Feb 2020

Master of Education, MEd in Leadership and Management, Open University Milton Keynes

31 Oct 2010 → 28 Feb 2012

Award Date: 1 Dec 2012

PGCert THE, PGCE (Secondary Science)

1 Aug 2007 → 1 May 2008

Award Date: 1 Jun 2008

Bachelor of Science, BSc (Hons) in Natural Sciences, Open University Milton Keynes

1 Feb 2002 → 31 Oct 2006

Award Date: 1 Feb 2007

External positions

External Examiner, University of Bolton

1 Jul 2017 → 31 Dec 2021

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