Our people

Hear Alastair talking about his experience of studying here and what he has gone on to do since graduating:   ...

Geoff Barton is General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), a professional association representing more than 21,800 educational leaders from maintained and independent schools across the United Kingdom. Prior to this, for fifteen years he was headteac...

David is the University’s Maths and Stats Adviser. He has a Master’s Degree in Maths and Physics from Durham University, with a particular interest in Theoretical Physics. After a brief stint working in Insurance and later as a Teaching Assistant, he trained and worked as a Math...

A former headteacher for over 30 years, Duncan Bathgate was educated in Hampshire, Norfolk and Northern Ireland, Duncan returned to Ipswich for Sixth Form. A degree in Early Learning at Reading led back to Ipswich, teaching at schools across Suffolk over the next 15 years, eventuall...

Ipswich-born Terry Baxter has been the Chairman of Ipswich Central Management Ltd since 2013. Ipswich Central is the Business Improvement District (BID) Company for the town centre. In addition, Terry is the Chief Executive of the Education and Sport Charity Inspire Suffolk, a posit...

I chose University of Suffolk as a place to study mainly because of the facilities on offer. I had seen the campus being built and I liked the design. ...

Sarah Beane is the Psychology Technician at the University of Suffolk, having joined the team in September 2021 after completing her BSc in Psychology and Early Childhood Studies and MSc Applications of Psychology, both at the University of Suffolk. Sarah is now studying a PhD in Ps...

Marco is an Associate Professor with an international reputation who plays a very active role as a supervisor in the PhD programme in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Suffolk.  He is an Associate Editor of The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (USA), as...

Paul joined Academic Support in the summer of 2012 as the course administrator for Early Childhood Studies, Early Learning, Early Years Professional Status and Children, Young People and Policy. In May 2013 Paul started a year-long secondment as the university's Retention Support...

Shaun works in the Management Information team as Data Support Officer (Development).  His role within the team mainly consists of two very contrasting areas. On the one hand, he is responsible for the quarterly returns that University of Suffolk produces for the Health Education E...

Professor G D Bell trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital obtaining a double honours degree in his finals in 1968. The same year he obtained his MRCS LRCP and two years later passed the MRCP (UK). He was a research fellow at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith from 1...

Carolyn has been working in administration roles for many years and is currently seconded as the Health Placements Expansion Officer within the School of Health and Sports Science.   Before joining University of Suffolk, Carolyn lived for 12 years in Cape Town, South Africa where s...