Meet a selection of our faculty members and discover the team dedicated to supporting your journey.
Working closely with our academic and support staff, our Campus Director Justine Thatcher helps create a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, staff and visitors.
Our lecturers bring a wealth of industry and professional experience into the classroom, combining academic expertise with real world insight to deliver an engaging and enriching learning experience.
Supporting the student experience further, our Campus Hub Team is on hand as your first point of contact on campus, delivering a welcoming, accessible and responsive service.
As Campus Director Justine has a holistic oversight of the student experience in Manchester and Liverpool as well as working towards raising our external profile, creating industry links and opportunities across the region. Following an early industry career in human resources in the health and social care sector, Justine has over 20 years’ experience across further and higher education. A Senior Fellow of Advance HE, Justine has an extensive background in leadership and management education and is passionate about delivering operational excellence and building strong regional partnerships.
Law
Elizabeth is a LPC and SQE Programme and Student Lead and Senior Lecturer at 小蓝俱乐部 and oversees the running of these programmes at the Manchester & Liverpool campuses. She studied law at The University of Warwick before completing her LPC at The College of Law (as was). She undertook her training contract with a medium-sized firm in Shropshire, and qualified as a solicitor in 2015. Elizabeth gained practice experience in both family law and private client during her six years in practice post-qualification. Elizabeth’s favourite subject to teach is SQE1 Wills & the Administration of Estates as she enjoys sharing her practice experience in this area, and bringing the subject to life.
In addition to his role as a Senior Lecturer at the University, Mark is a Programme and Student Lead for the LPC and SQE programmes at the Manchester and Liverpool campuses. Prior to joining the University in October 2017, Mark was a former solicitor and worked in private practice for almost ten years, specialising in civil litigation, in particular landlord and tenant matters. Mark enjoys teaching Property Practice on the SQE1 Preparation Course and several of the practical legal skills from the SQE2 Preparation Course as it allows him to share his experience from practice with students.
Support Services
Our Campus Hub Team is there to connect you with the information, support and services you need to succeed at every stage of your student journey.
In addition to providing guidance and support, they coordinate both university-wide and local campus events that foster a strong sense of belonging, support well-being and enhance student engagement. They also offer on-the-day support for assessment activities, ensuring students receive timely assistance when it matters most.