Craig Horner

Dr. Craig Horner is a Senior Lecturer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) at Manchester Metropolitan University. His research focuses on motoring, cycling, and mobility in British and European history, with a particular emphasis on the Edwardian era and figures like Selwyn Edge. He leads community projects such as the Manchester Motoring Memories oral history initiative and studies early motor clubs in Manchester. His teaching emphasizes student participation, employability, and fostering academic pride.

• Education: PhD in History (2001) on 18th-century Manchester middling sorts; edited Diary of Edmund Harrold (2008).

Research interests include Victorian/Edwardian social dynamics, automobility, and the cultural impact of transport. He co-edits the Journal of Transport History and Manchester Region History Review, and serves on the Society of Automotive Historians of Britain’s committee. His grants include funding from the Manchester Statistical Society for transcribing historical motor vehicle records. He also supervises doctoral students on topics like Manchester’s policing history and the local motor industry.

Dr. Horner is a member of MMU’s Sport and Leisure History (SpLeisH) research cluster and collaborates on exhibitions, such as the People’s History Museum’s Community Exhibition on post-war motoring.