Role
Gareth is the Director of the Nottingham Institute of Education, Children and Youth. He leads an institute with a portfolio that covers education studies, early years, teacher training, childhood and youth provision.
Career overview
Before taking up the director role, Gareth held Associate Dean roles in strategic areas including resource and planning, international partnerships, and student recruitment. During this time, he also oversaw the school’s commercial development and exchange through the Nottingham Civic Exchange. He is also the former Management Lead for NTU’s Department of Psychology.
He has a teaching background in developmental psychology and statistics and received the Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award in 2018.
Research areas
Gareth has led international work to develop advanced mental health training for students in Ukraine. The project, funded by the TwinForHope initiative, is a collaboration between the Nottingham Institute of Psychology and Lviv Polytechnic National University. The project won the NTU Teams Excellence Award for Connecting Globally in 2024.
He has led projects in student digital mobility. These have included developing Collaborative Online International Learning opportunities in partnership with academics in Canada and developing sustainability challenge projects with schools in Kenya and Nigeria.
In developmental psychology, Gareth has led and collaborated on research in Developmental Language Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder.
External activity
- Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- Member of the British Psychological Society Developmental Section
Sponsors and collaborators
- Dr Lidiya Oryshchyn-Buzhdyhan, Lviv Polytechnic National University
- Dr Oksana Vasylieva, Kharkiv National Medical University
- Dr Sarah Critten, The Open University
- Dr Emily Coyne-Umfreville, Birmingham City University
- Prof. Clare Wood, Nottingham Trent University
- Dr Rebecca Larkin, Nottingham Trent University
- Dr Vivienne Du, Nottingham Trent University
Press expertise
- Children's reading development
- Children's spelling and writing development
- Language development
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Gareth's work relates to UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education), 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
