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Pip Weston is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester, affiliated with the Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise and the Department of Marketing and Professional Development. With over 30 years of experience in Higher Education (HE), she specializes in Leadership, Business Management, and Work-Based Integrative Studies (WBIS). She leads the SLMDA MBA/MA/MSc postgraduate apprenticeship programs and oversees WBIS programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Additionally, she supervises DBA and DProf students in the CBS doctoral program and serves as a link tutor for academic partners Mountbatten Programmes Ltd., CPD Solutions, and Professional Development Foundation (PDF).
- Education:
- Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf), Work-Based Learning/Thriving at Work (University of Chester, 2016–2022)
- MSc Business Information Technology (Northumbria University, 1991–1992)
- BA Secretarial Studies (Newcastle Polytechnic, 1982–1985)
Research Interests: Focuses on negotiated work-based learning, organizational resilience, and enabling employees to thrive at work. Explores organizational ambidexterity, authentic leadership, and how HE learning facilitates these themes. Recent work includes hyperautomation in logistics and international internship program evaluations.
Teaching & Supervision: Teaches leadership, strategic management, and project management using the University’s WBIS framework. Supervises doctoral candidates and manages partnerships with industry collaborators.
- Notable Roles:
- Programme Leader for SLMDA MBA/MSc-MA (since Nov 2023)
- Academic Link Tutor for Mountbatten Programmes Ltd. (since 2015)
- CBS APEL Coordinator (2014–2015)
- Former Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Management (2007–2010)
Labs/Teams: Member of the Chester Business School doctoral team and part of the Health and Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute.
