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Last updated 21st August 2025

Biography

Jim Reid is a Reader in the School of Education and Director of the Huddersfield Centre for Research in Education and Society (HudCRES). He also co-ordinates the taught Doctor of Education (EdD) programme.

In May 2025 he completed a Leverhulme International Research Fellowship investigating a new concept of family capabilities and was subsequently appointed an Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.  He collaborates closely on a South African National Research Foundation funded project with Professor Nicky Roman. He was recently  Academic Lead on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership and two Impact Accelerator Account projects - developing a curriculum for training and employment in the sustainable energy sector, and developing Our Future in North East Lincolnshire. He was previously Co-I on the the award winning AHRC funded Life-Saving Lullabies project to reduce infant and maternal mortality in Zambia. He is also working closely with the National Education Union on a project exploring school inspection.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a peer reviewer for EU Horizon.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research Expertise and Interests

  • Social Justice
  • ethic of care
  • Children and childhood
  • Education and wellbeing
  • Voice

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