Academics with expertise in Student experience

Mark Ridolfo

Mark Ridolfo

Principal Academic and Programme Leader in Business Studies

Areas of expertise

Mark is Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Business Studies and BA (Hons) Business and Management degrees, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a thought leader in business and management education. Having previously lived and worked in France, Germany, Italy and China, and for many years managed the Business School’s international recruitment… Read more »

Professor John Vinney

Vice-Chancellor

Areas of expertise

John joined Bournemouth University in 2006 as Professor of Computational Mechanics and Dean in the School of Design, Engineering and Computing. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor in 2010 and has since been at the forefront of BU’s transformation by leading large-scale change across the university. John has led BU’s BU2025 strategy and has extensive media experience including local… Read more »

Dr Fiona Cownie

Associate Professor in Marketing & Communications

Areas of expertise

Fiona’s expertise lies in bringing a relational exchange approach, increasingly adopted within the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, to enhance the student experience. Her teaching is within the areas of relationship marketing and word-of-mouth communication. Her teaching focusses on Relationship Marketing, and her institutional leadership embraces student research, sustainability and alumni relations working with academic and… Read more »