Neil Pickles

Background

About Neil Pickles

I am an experienced academic with a strong track record in strategic leadership and management, teaching and research. I have won several teaching awards throughout my career, including Educate North Lecturer of the year, and was shortlisted for Times Higher Lecturer of the Year. In 2021, I was part of a team that won an Advance HE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE). As Dean of the Centre for Enhanced Learning and Teaching (CELT) at Edge Hill University, I provide strategic leadership to a team of academic and professional service colleagues, on enhancingnfjd curriculum to ensure student success. I am part of the university senior leadership groupn and chair the university Academic Quality and Enhancement Committee (AQEC). I also have responsibility for enhancing the student academic experience. I welcome opportunities to expand my network and collaborate with internal and external colleagues. I am an honorary Visiting Professor at Wrexham University and Chair of Governors at Prenton High School for Girls (Single Academy Trust).