Catherine Elliott

Catherine Elliott is a Senior Lecturer and Departmental Education Lead in the Department of EPIB at Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Sport. She holds qualifications including SFHEA, MA, PGCE, BA (Hons), and CMBA. Her expertise spans sports business management, policy, and volunteer dynamics within the sports sector. She supervises dissertations for undergraduate and master’s programs in Sports Business Management and Policy.

Teaching emphasizes industry connections with organizations like Manchester City Football Group, BBC Sport, and British Cycling. Her research focuses on the impact of UK modernization policies on volunteer management in sports, currently pursued in her PhD at MMU. External roles include External Examiner for the University of Northampton’s BSc (Hons) Sport Business and Leadership, and Editorial Assistant for the International Journal of Sports Policy and Politics (2018–2020).

Professional affiliations include Certified Management & Business Educator status with the Chartered Association of Business Schools. She serves on governance bodies like Connell Co-Op College and Pro Manchester’s Sports Sector Committee (2017–2019). Contact details: 0161 247 3994, Office 4.14 Business School.