Meet the expert

Ever wondered who the team behind Salford Business School really are? Find out and hear from our academics on their fields of expertise, and how they could help your business.

Dr Vicki Harvey

Meet the expert: Dr Vicki Harvey

Meet Dr Vicki Harvey, Senior Lecturer in People Management and Programme Leader for MSc Human Resource Management, here at Salford Business School. Vicki spent over a decade working on the expansion of the National DNA Database for The Forensic Science Service, where she acquired her expertise in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Professor Mandy Parkinson

Meet the Expert: Professor Mandy Parkinson

Professor Mandy Parkinson, Chair of Business Innovation here at Salford Business School, has a long history of advancing entrepreneurship within Greater Manchester, developing innovation clusters that span digital and sustainable ecosystems in the region. Her vast experience in the enterprise and innovation spaces has had a lasting impact on the regional economy, helping to drive growth and productivity across many now successful businesses.

Dr Anjana Basnet, Lecturer in International Business and Strategy at Salford Business School

Meet the expert: Dr Anjana Basnet

Meet Dr Anjana Basnet, a Lecturer in International Business and Strategy here at Salford Business School. Anjana took the leap into academia after realising her original career path, accountancy, wasn’t where her true interests lay. She soon discovered her passion for corporate social responsibility (CSR), focusing on the reporting methods of sustainability practises in developing countries, completing both her MSc and PhD on the topic.

Dave Lowe, Lecturer in Management and Sport at Salford Business School

Meet the expert: Dave Lowe

Meet Dave Lowe, Lecturer in Management and Sport at Salford Business School. From developing and executing marketing strategies at multiple major sports clubs, including St Helens RFC and Bolton Wanderers Football Club, to becoming a Business Management with Sports Lecturer, Dave’s career is multi-faceted and interesting to say the least.

Charlie Seager

Meet the expert: Charlie Seager

Law Lecturer, Charlie Seager’s career covers a vast range of areas. From receiving her undergraduate degree, LLB Law with Spanish, to her masters in Healthcare Law and Ethics, her extensive knowledge spans various areas of the law. After satisfying her own thirst for knowledge, Charlie realised her true passion lay in educating the next generation […]

Dr Maria Paola Rana

Meet the expert: Dr Maria Paola Rana

Meet Dr Maria Paola Rana, an Economics and Finance Lecturer here at Salford Business School. We recently caught up with Maria to discuss her dynamic career path, while delving into her expert knowledge which covers a wide range of specialties, such as the economics of crime, as well as the economic impact and recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aaron Robertson

Meet the Expert: Aaron Robertson

Meet Aaron Robertson, a Lecturer in Supply Chains, Logistics and Project Management here at Salford Business School. Having worked in motorsport and automotive design, Aaron has a strong background in engineering and process development, and has supported several championship winning teams. In addition, prior to his move into academia, Aaron was a project manager on […]

Iain Earle

Meet the expert: Iain Earle

Meet Iain Earle, Programme Leader for the HND Esports Business Management course here at Salford Business School.  From leading the management of some of the UK music and sports industry’s biggest events, to his vast experience in the ethics and integrity of the rapidly growing esports sector, Iain’s career to-date has been incredibly interesting to say the least.

Mirage Islam

Meet the expert: Mirage Islam

Mirage Islam is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing here at the University of Salford’s Business School, as well as the School’s Innovation Lead. Mirage is a seasoned senior strategic digital marketer, who has worked with several leading brands in the industry including, Sky, TalkTalk, Channel 4, Microsoft, British Council, and Saatchi & Saatchi North Americas, to name a few.

Dr Yun Chen

Meet the Expert: Dr Yun Chen

Meet Dr Yun Chen, a Senior Lecturer of Business IT, as well as Head of Digital Business and Information Systems here at the University of Salford’s Business School. Yun also leads the University’s Disruptive Technologies Research Cluster and is an expert on all things digital transformation and innovation, as well as digital technologies in business operations.