Kieran Fenby-Hulse

I am the Associate Dean (Research and Innovation) in the School of Social Sciences Humanities Law at Teesside University, providing strategic oversight for the ‘People and Place’ research pillar. I am an experienced lecturer, facilitator, and researcher with over 15 years’ experience in research, impact and evaluation, and leadership and organisation development. I have an extensive background in research strategy, development and policy and contributed to the strategic development of Teesside University’s REF 2021 submission. I have led the HR Excellence in Research Award process at multiple institutions and have designed and delivered a range of research development programmes for researchers from PhD to Professor.

I have participated in a range of sector-wide initiatives on research culture, EDI, and research career development and am a co-founder and editor for the diamond open-access Journal of Research Management and Administration. I am currently a co-investigator on the NIHR funded South Tees Health Determinants Research Collaboration, and lead for institution’s AHRC Impact Acceleration Account. I have experience of working within a range of HEIs including University of Bradford, Bath Spa University, and Coventry University.

I have designed, developed, delivered and facilitated a broad range of organizational development initiatives at all career levels, delivered international CPD programmes (British Council, Erasmus+, Irish Research Council), as well as training for universities across the UK (King’s College London, University of Northampton, Liverpool University, Brunel University, Association of Research Managers and Administrators). 

My research explores mechanisms and approaches to knowledge exchange and civic engagement and how arts and humanities methods, in particular, can shape, inform and underpin community, business, and policy participation and impact. I am currently working on three interrelated projects:

• South Tees Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC): This project focuses on the strategic development of a shared research infrastructure between Teesside University, Middlesbrough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. My research and practice will support the implementation of research capacity and capability initiatives to enhance and support university-policy engagement.
• Civic Possibilities: In this project, I explore the complexities of place leadership and how university activities, missions, processes and strategies contribute to both an opening up and closing down of civic and regional possibility.
• Cabaret of Possibility: This project looks at how the medium of cabaret can provide an alternative and imaginative format for education and engagement, unsettling traditional notions of CPD, learning and development, and executive education.

I am the co-founder and managing editor for the Journal of Research Management and Administration. I was previously a member of ARMA's EDI Advisory Group and Professional Development Committee, external member for Goldsmiths Research Ethics and Integrity Committee, and an external examiner for Strathclyde's PGCert in Researcher Development and Knowledge Exchange.

I have led modules on responsible leadership, personal and professional development, and business planning and strategy. My teaching focuses on how we can reimagine our future lives and livelihoods through the lens of critical hope.

Managing Editor: Journal of Research Management and Administration