Jonathan Morris

Experience

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  University College London

  Sept 1990 - Aug 2004

  Reader Modern European History
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  University of Hertfordshire

  Sept 2013 - now

  Responsible for nurturing a positive Research Culture, enhancing the Research Environment and ensuring Research Evaluations within the university are conducted in accordance with best practice in the sector. Conduct own research principally in fields of history of coffee and the history of marketing in/of Italy.Lead the Heritage for Business strand of the UH Heritage Hub enabling companies to realise the added value their heritage can bring to their brand.Teach on Business History and Heritage, Consumer Society in 20th C; Italian Fascism; The Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute comprised researchers from the Schools of Business, Creative Arts, Education, Humanities and Law. As Director, my role was to formulate and align research strategy across these subject areas and nurture a collective, collaborative, research culture within them. In September 2016, the university moved to a theme-based research structure.

  • Director, Research Culture and Environment

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Research Professor, Modern European History

    Sept 2004 - now

  • Director of Research, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute (2013-2016)

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2016
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  ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2023

  Vice President and Chair of Research Committee

  Since it was founded in 1868 the Royal Historical Society has become the foremost society in the UK working with professional historians and advancing the scholarly study of the past. We are a learned society with charitable status that is increasingly at the forefront of policy debates about the study of history. As Chair of the Research Committee, I lead for the RHS on research policy issues.