Dr Constantine Manolchev

About me:

Dr Constantine Manolchev is a Senior Lecturer in SITE and Programme Director for BSc Business (Penryn). He studies ethical organisational infrastructures, specialising in precarious work, bullying and harassment and place-based, circular systems. In his pedagogic research, Constantine explores the use of generative AI in learning development.

In 2022, Constantine led research on a clean growth report for Cornwall, commissioned by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. In 2023 he was part of a team, which produced a follow-up report for Innovate UK.

Constantine arrived in the UK on a scholarship from the prestigious George Soros Open Society Foundation. In 2016, he completed a PhD in Business and Management at Plymouth University, supervised by Professor Duncan Lewis and Professor Richard Saundry. Constantine has a BA (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics gained through part-time study with the Open University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Social Research Methods (The Open University), a Postgraduate Certificate in HRM, a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodology and a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Plymouth University). He is a Senior Fellow of the HEA.

Prior to joining the University of Exeter, Constantine worked in hospital procurement, human resources and was a business advisor for local government.

Nationality: Bulgarian/British

Administrative responsibilities

• Programme Director BSc Business (Penryn)
• Widening Participation Lead (Penryn)
• E&D Lead for the Business School (Penryn)

Interests:

Constantine studies organisational effectiveness in the context of:

• Insecure and precarious work
• Bullying, harassment and negative behaviours
• Circular systems

Qualifications:

• PhD
• PG Cert
• BA (Hons) PPE (Open)
• ACIPD
• SFHEA