College of Business, Law and Social Sciences staff

Louise is a Senior Lecturer in Derby Business School and teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate management programmes. Louise is also a Link Tutor, responsible for the management of the University’s academic partnership with a group of hospitality management schools in Switzerland.

Darren Byrne is Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Business Accounting and Finance at the University of Derby. Darren teaches on a number of modules that help students to produce Consultancy Reports for real organisations who are looking for recommendations with regard to their business, and he also leads and teaches on other CIMA oriented modules.

Alexandra Charles is College Head of Executive Education and Enterprise Development. Through its work with business and business leaders, her team has global impact as a high quality provider of innovative work integrated and applied learning solutions.  

Ziguang is a Professor of Organisational Behavior and Human Resource Management, a member of the University Professorial Council and Internal Review Panel of ESRC grants at the University of Derby, UK.

Hilary Coyle is a fully qualified accountant with a wealth of industrial experience. Her research interests focus on the public sector, specifically local government. Hilary brings her knowledge of both the private and public sector into her teaching to support students to ensure they have the skills that they need to gain excellent jobs after university.

As a senior lecturer, Bev teaches across several Business subjects and sits within the Business and Management team. She is passionate about external engagement and increasing student’s employability skills and is known for connecting businesses with students to achieve mutually beneficial relationships.

Leonard Cseh is a senior lecturer in the school of Centre of Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism (CCHT) within the Derby Business School. He works with national and international employers for placements, internships and graduate opportunities. He began his doctoral studies in September 2023 focussing on Transnational Education.

Vic Curtis is DBS Course Director, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Subject Leader for Joint Honours Business Enterprise pathway. He encourages students to take a more enterprising approach to their studies to achieve the best outcomes possible. Vic has worked in the sugar industry, held senior sales and marketing positions and started his own consultancy business.

Emily Dakin has been with the University of Derby since December 2021 as a lecturer on the BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree course. Emily is the module lead for Police Accountability, Decision Making & Discretion and teaches on the PCDA. Her background is in Criminology and Sociology & has worked within policing.