Sue Davies

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Dr Sue Davies, FMA

PhD, BA Hons, MA, MRes

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-9532
20102025

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Research interests

Non-profit management and business history.  Having worked in the heritage sector for 30 years Dr Davies has a particular interest in how museums and archives are managed.  Her current research focuses on performance indicators in the non-profit cultural heritage sector and the use of historic collections in the 21st century.

Teaching specialisms

Dr Davies teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students.  She is the Module Leader for a core level 6 module, Business and Commerical Awareness. 

She is supervising the following doctoral candiates.

  1. Sarah Buckingham, DHeritage.  Her thesis is 'Disneyland or Wasteland? Avoiding Both in Post-Confilct Heritage Reconstruction' was successfully examined in 2024. 
  2. Madeline McLeod-Reynolds, DHeritage. The working title of her thesis is 'Heritage Futures: Reinventing collections stewardshire for creative placemaking'
  3. Ian Sudlow-McKay, DHeritage. The working title of his thesis is, 'University Heritage Collections: An examination of their changing roles, functions and values'.
  4. Sarah Goldsmith, DBA. Her working title is, 'Increased Chances of Project Success through Project Wellbeing: A Global Project Solution'.

 

Commercial and public engagement

Dr Davies occassionally works as a freelancer in the heritage sector offering training and research. Her commissioned work includes the 'Data Driven Museums' report and this 5 minute video about key peformance indicators in museums - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_oZWCCM64

Education/Academic qualification

History of Medicine, Diploma in the History of Medicine, The St Pancras School for Mothers and Other Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality in One London Borough, 1885-1913", Society of Apothecaries

Award Date: 30 Aug 2014

Museum Management, PhD, Co-production and Values in Museums, Open University Business School

Award Date: 11 Apr 2012

Museum Management, MRes, Values in Museums, Open University Business School

Award Date: 1 Nov 2007

Museum and Art Gallery Management, MA, My thesis explored commercial sponsorship of the arts, HEI: City, University of London

Award Date: 27 Oct 1991

Art Foundation, Diploma, North Warwickshire College of Technology & Design

Award Date: 30 Jun 1989

Politics and Philosophy, BA Hons, My thesis covered violent political protest by women, The University of Manchester

Award Date: 4 Jul 1988

External positions

Mentor, Cause4

Jan 2022 → …

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