Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr Miriam Firth is a Senior Lecturer in Education Management and Leadership, in the Institute of Education, within the University of Manchester, UK. Her research focuses on Vocational Education, particularly Leisure, Hospitality, Events and Tourism Education. She chairs the AGCAS Creative Industries task group, and leads in Assessment for the Flexible Learning Project across the University of Manchester. With 15 years UK Higher Education lecturing experience Miriam has taught and supervised students on all programme levels. She has worked with the Higher Education Statistics Agency to support development of new national Employability metrics and published textbooks on Employability to support vocational students.
Dr Firth teaches at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels on programmes within the Manchester Institute of Education. She also completes career professional development teaching on Employability in Education, Scholarship in Higher Education, and the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, Skills and Knolwedge for Service Encounters in the Leisure Industry: Implications for UK Higher Education, The University of Manchester
1 Sep 2012 → 10 Jul 2018
Award Date: 10 Jul 2018
Master of Arts, Development Education, Institute of Education
2009 → 2010
Award Date: 1 Nov 2010
Post Graduate Certificate of Academic Practice, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)
2008 → 2010
External Examiner, Leeds Beckett University
1 Sep 2019 → 1 Sep 2023
External Examiner, University of Sussex
1 Dec 2018 → 1 Dec 2022
External Examiner, University of Bolton
1 Sep 2016 → 1 Aug 2019
External Examiner, Liverpool John Moores University
1 Aug 2013 → 1 Sep 2016
External Examiner, University of Greenwich
1 Aug 2013 → 1 Sep 2016
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Firth, Miriam (Recipient), Sep 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Firth, Miriam (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Miriam Firth (Other)
Activity: Other
Miriam Firth (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Miriam Firth (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Miriam Firth (Academic founder)
Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Consultancy & Services
Miriam Firth (Academic founder)
Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Consultancy & Services
22/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
13/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
25/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
26/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Supervisor: Smith, M. (Supervisor) & Fay, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd