Andrew Morrison

Dr. Andrew Morrison is an academic at Sheffield Hallam University, serving as Associate Head within the Sheffield Institute of Education (SIOE) under the College of Social Sciences and Arts. With a PhD and formal qualifications including a BA (Hons), MPA, and professional diplomas, he is a Senior Lecturer whose work bridges teaching, research, and administration.

• Teaches BA (Hons) Education with Psychology and Counselling.
• Member of the Social and Economic Research Institute and Higher Education Research Group (HERG) at SHU.
• Active in BERA (British Educational Research Association), BSA (British Sociological Association), and ESRC peer-review processes.

His research interests focus on the social justice implications of marketised higher education, graduate employment inequalities, and unpaid internships, analyzed through critical realism, morphogenetic analysis, and theoretical frameworks from E.P. Thompson, Raymond Williams, and Milton Friedman. He explores how social class, race, and gender mediate educational and occupational outcomes, often critiquing neoliberal policies. Recent work includes a theory of litter picking and a monograph on ‘experience’ in social theory.

His publications span Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, Journal of Critical Realism, and Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, addressing topics like graduate income inequality, unpaid internships, and responsibilisation in education policy. Collaborations include book chapters in Graduate Careers in Context and Theory and Method in Higher Education Research.

• Scientific awards include Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Fellow of the Academy of Humanities and Engineering (FAHE), and ESRC Peer-review Rapporteur.
• Supervision includes doctoral students Christine O'Connor (2024), Sandra Holmes (2017), and Ciaran Doran (2016).
• Service involves peer reviewing for multiple journals and participating in HERG, BERA, and BSA.