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Dr Liz Sharples

Biography

I have taught at the University for over 10 years working in business, tourism and marketing at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Throughout my time at the University I have supervised both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, covering a variety of  topics.  Professionally I have experience from many sectors of the travel and tourism industry, including airlines, tour operators, travel agencies and cruise companies, working for companies such as British Airways, Thomson and P&O.  

Research interests

My research interests relate to the tourism experience, with particular focus on pre-consumption and internal communications in times of uncertainty within the cruise sector.  I have published in several tourism journals and practioner publications.

Teaching responsibilities

I am the the Senior Learning Designer in the Business and Law Faculty and I am responsible for enabling academic and services teams of staff across all disciplines to (re)design course and modules embracing different modoes of study through facilitating EnABLe workshops. Prior to this I worked on the Faculty's undergraduate Degree Apprenticeship programmes in various roles including Course Leader and  Lead Apprenticeship Coach. l am a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

Research outputs

2025

The future of learning design: Embracing student-staff partnerships for active blended learning

Armellini, C. A., Sharples, L., Watkins, M.

7 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 11, 1, 6p.

Research output: Article

2023

Managing crisis in the cruise industry: using internal communications to foster workforce resilience

Sharples, L., Fletcher-Brown, J., Nieto-García, M., Sit, K., Viglia, G.

14 Jun 2023, In: Tourism Review, 20p.

Research output: Article

2022

Exploring crisis communications during a pandemic from a cruise marketing managers perspective: an application of construal level theory

Sharples, L., Fletcher-Brown, J., Sit, J., Nieto-Garcia, M.

11 Aug 2022, In: Current Issues in Tourism, 16p.

Research output: Article

2020

Can the cruise industry really recover from coronavirus?

Sharples, L., Sit, J.

19 Aug 2020, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

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