Professor Beverley Hawkins

Professor Beverley Hawkins researches and teaches in the field of leadership/management practice, learning and development; her work often focuses on how people ‘make things happen’. She is especially interested in the experiences of those leading themselves and others through times of transition, and in experiences of leadership learning and development, both within and outside of Higher Education.

During her time at Exeter, Beverley has undertaken a succession of senior education leadership roles including:

• Associate Academic Dean for Students (2019-21)
• Associate Dean Education, College of Social Sciences and International Studies (2021)
• Associate Dean Education, University of Exeter Business School (2021-2024)

In 2024, Beverley became Dean for Taught Students at the University of Exeter.  She co-chairs the university's Education Board which manages regulations and policies that impact academic standards and teaching and learning experiences.  She leads/sponsors several important education projects across the University, including Curriculum for Change, the university's programme to develop a inclusive skills-based, future-focused curriculum for all its students.  

Beverley’s credentials include:

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Commerce and Manufactures
• Action Learning Facilitator accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management.
• Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Subject Specialist Reviewer for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
• Chartered Management and Business Educator

Qualifications:

BSc (Wales), MA (Warwick), PhD in Management (Keele)