professor of festivals๐ช| head of dept: marketing, tourism & sport @atu_ie ๐ฎ๐ช|MBA sports management @RealMadridUEโฝ๏ธ| Co-Chair @YoungAcademySco๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐
Great to be at THRIC (Tourism and Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference), at @WeAreTUDublin along with @atu_ie colleagues presenting 11 research projects across the 2 days. Good to meet so many people working in tourism & events research throughout Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
BIG news!
Our new Board of Trustees is in place, a huge step forward for the Pavilion as construction powers ahead as catalyst for regneration, pride and opportunity.
Read more ๐
https://t.co/VpCvsrtCF2
#RothesayPavilion#Bute#Scotland#Regeneration
Enjoyed being back at @EdinburghNapier to give the keynote lecture at 44th ISTTE Annual Conference #ISTTE25
๐ฃ๏ธ My keynote explored tourism in Ireland and the role of universities in supporting the tourism, hospitality & event sector navigate a volatile & uncertain environment๐ฎ๐ช
It was been great to partner with @sligococo to deliver the โ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ here at @atu_ie, to help deliver objectives within the โCounty Sligo Festivals & Events Strategy 2025-29โ ๐ญ
Feeling inspired after a great AGM of @YoungAcademySco held at @UofGlasgow today. I enjoyed hosting a Q&A with Prof Sir Anton Muscatelli @UofGVC, exploring contemporary challenges facing universities and the role of learned societies/young academies in providing solutions ๐
๐ Such a privilege to have met His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, at @RoyalSocEd
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟOn behalf of @YoungAcademySco I presented our โScotland Caresโ project where we have been gathering stories of care from unpaid carers across the country.
It has been a pleasure delivering the ASEAN-UK Festival Management Training with @JaneAliKnight2 to over 60 participants from the ASEAN region
๐ง๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐พ ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฌ ๐ป๐ณ ๐น๐ญ ๐น๐ฑ
Huge thanks to @idBritish@BritishCouncil & @jogjafestivals for being such great partners to work with๐ฉท
Great to be back at @SalfordUni to give the keynote at Salford Postgraduate Research Conference #SPARC2025 ๐
Thank you to @SalfordPGRs for kindly inviting me & for an excellently organised conference ๐
Great to catch up with so many people especially @andymiah
Amazing to see Professor @DrGaryKerr give the keynote for The University of Salford annual postgraduate researcher conference, organized by our doctoral school.
Gary is one of our superstars, completely unstoppable and the nicest person you will ever meet.
#Sparc2025