
Department of Hospitality and Events
The Department of Hospitality and Events aims to shape the future of the hospitality and events industry through dynamic research and teaching.
Overview
From robotics and automation to artificial intelligence, our Department works in partnership with industry experts to deliver research and teaching that engages with current trends and challenges. Our dedicated team of researchers also have a particular research focus on themes including:
- Innovation and productivity
- Peer-to-peer platform and sharing economy
- Talent management.
Study with us
We offer a range of courses that are ranked amongst the world’s best in hospitality.
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School of Hospitality and Tourism Management research
We have a world-class reputation for our research in hospitality, tourism, transport and events. Our excellent facilities and vibrant research culture attract researchers and doctoral students from around the world, creating a diverse, creative and stimulating research community.
Partnerships
Meet the team
Academic staff

Dr James Kennell
Head of Department

Mark Ashton
Associate Professor; Associate Dean (Education) FASS - Interim

Marco Ciraulo
Associate Professor & Director Industry Research Partnerships

Dr Emma Delaney
Senior Teaching Fellow

Professor Anita Eves
Professor of Hospitality Management

Dr Viachaslau Filimonau
Reader in Hospitality Innovation

Sylvia Ganbert
Senior Teaching Fellow

Christy Hehir
Lecturer in Tourism and Events

Karen Kelly
Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management

Dr James Kennell
Associate Professor in Events & Hospitality

Dr Bora Kim
Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management; Co-Director of Learning and Teaching; Program Director for BSc IHM and IHTM

Dr Yanning Li
Senior Lecturer in Events Management

Dr Erin Ling
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

Dr Daisy Liu
Senior Lecturer in Hospitality

Dr Thomas Lunt
Senior Lecturer (Events Management)
Professor Emily Ma
Professor

Professor Nigel Morgan
Professor of Social Sustainability

Dr Pablo Pereira Doel
Lecturer in Hospitality Information Technology; Digital Lab Commercialisation Officer; ESRC-SeNSS Research Fellow; Sustainability Fellow at Institute for Sustainability

Dr Sumeetra Ramakrishnan
Senior Teaching Fellow

Dr Jonathan Skinner
Reader in the Anthropology of Events

Professor Iis Tussyadiah
Professor of Intelligent Systems in Service, Head of School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Dr Lorna Wang
Deputy Head, Department of Hospitality

Dr Wenqi Wei
Lecturer in Hospitality Management

Dr Tracy Xu
Associate Professor in Hospitality

Dr Leon van Achterbergh
Senior Teaching Fellow
Emeritus staff

Professor Leo Jago
Emeritus Professor

Professor Andrew Lockwood
Emiritus Professor of Hospitality Management
Visiting staff

Professor Chris Cowls
Visiting Professor

Professor Paul Pike
Visiting professor
Postgraduate research students

Abdullah Alnabati
Postgraduate Research Student

Rachel Chang
Postgraduate research student

Brana Jianu
Postgraduate Research Student and Associate Tutor

Wanwisa Khampanya
Postgraduate Research Student

Ikram Nur Muharam
Postgraduate Research Student

Darina Svobodova
PhD Researcher