Dr Marcus Leaning

Marcus joined the Centre for Transformative Learning in 2026, prior to this he has been a researcher in higher education capacity building, has been a Head of Department and Head of School, was professor at the University of Winchester (now Emeritus Professor) and Arden University, Visiting Professor at the University of Costa Rica and Visiting Fellow at Hokkaido University, Japan. A sociologist by training, Marcus is the author / editor of eight books and over 30 peer reviewed articles and chapters.

Marcus was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship, is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. He has extensive experience in curriculum development in digital media and the creative arts and has been an external reviewer and external examiner for over 50 universities.