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Nic Whitton is a Professor at Northumbria University, joining in September 2023 as part of the academic leadership. His career includes roles as Director of the Centre for Academic Development at Durham University (2018) and faculty positions at Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Education. He holds a part-time PhD from Edinburgh Napier University (2007) alongside qualifications in Business Management and Computing.
His research focuses on playful approaches to adult learning through digital games, emphasizing engagement, inclusion, and failure-based learning. Interdisciplinary work spans user experience design, educational psychology, and game studies.
Honors include National Teaching Fellow (2013) and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018). He supervises three PhD students exploring digital escape rooms, IT ecosystems in universities, and intergenerational failure learning in museum settings.
Key publications include frameworks for play in education, playful university principles, and studies on failure-driven learning tools like escape rooms. His work critiques barriers in digital game adoption while advocating for institutional playfulness.
