Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)

Contact E-mail: J.C.Murray@hud.ac.uk

Throughout his career, Professor John Murray has held a number of leadership positions, including Programme Leader for programmes such as BSc (Hons) Computer Science and BEng (Hons) Mechatronics and Robotics, growing student recruitment and raising league table positions. He was Associate Dean (Education) at the University of Hull, where he supported the university in its curriculum transformation project, achieving TEF Gold.

Professor Murray has also held senior strategic leadership positions as Head of the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Hull, and more recently as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Technology at the University of Sunderland. Through his leadership as Dean, he has led significant investment and change programmes, improving a number of metrics for the Faculty, including growing TNE and Apprenticeship provision, league table position and research grant income.

Professor Murray brings significant expertise in programme and curriculum development across undergraduate, postgraduate, apprenticeship and short-course provision. He has chaired and contributed to numerous programme validation panels in the UK and internationally, and has been instrumental in developing and supporting Transnational Education (TNE) partnerships.

With a strong focus on digital education, he is passionate about using technology to enhance and support the student learning experience. His personal research interests lie in Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, and the ethical and trust dimensions of AI systems and technology adoption. He has given a number of invited keynote talks at symposia and conferences around the world, including India (where he is a visiting Professor at Lovely Professional University), Botswana, the USA, and, more recently, at the Times Higher Education Digital Universities conference on AI in Education.