Prof. Dr. William John Chambers 

Professor Emeritus, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom



Address:
Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool, L16 9JD, United Kingdom,
e-mail: chambew@hope.ac.uk.

Date of Birth:
12 March, 1946.

Work experience:
1973–2011:
Liverpool Hope University (formerly Notre Dame College of Education, Liverpool Institute of Higher Education, Liverpool Hope University College).
1988–1998:
1988 Head of Environmental Studies, 1990 Head of Geography and Environmental Studies, 1992 Head of Environmental and Biological Studies.
1998–2007:
2002 Dean of Hope in the Community, 2003 Dean of Arts and Community, 2005 Dean of Arts and Humanities.
2007–2011:
Pro Vice-Chancellor External Relations and Widening Participation, Provost of the Creative Campus, Director of the Big Hope Global Youth Congress, Director of the Centre for Widening Participation, Director of Liverpool Hope Faith Initiative.
Since 2011:
Retired, Professor Emeritus.

Education and qualification:
1970
BEd University of London, Geography and Physical Education.
1973
PhD., University of Wales, Thesis title: Aspects of the Hydrogeomorphology of the Gower Peninsula South Wales.
1995
Professor Honoris Causa, University of Bucharest, Romania.

Scientific activities and results:
  • Geographical Association Gold Award for publication of year 1991.
  • Geographical Association Silver Award for publication 1997.
  • Queen Mother's Award for Environmental Improvement 1994.
  • Queen Mother's Award for Environmental Improvement 1995.
  • Appointments as a Quality Assurance Agency Reviewer, Auditor and Assessor, Geography and Environmental Studies (1994–1995), Foreign Languages and European Studies (1995–1996), Engineering (1996–1997), Institutional Auditor for Collaborative Provision (2005).
  • Editorial or Reviewing roles for journals or other academic publications, Journal of Geography in Higher Education (1994–2000), Primary Geographer (1990–2000).

    External Posts:
  • Geographical Association: President 2004–2005, Member of Council 1996–2008, Chair Environmental Education Working Group 1990–2004, Chair Liverpool & District Branch 1980–2008.
  • Field Studies Council: Member of Executive and Council 1988–1997.
  • Council for Environmental Education: Council 1997–2000.
  • Eco-schools Advisory Committee 1995–2003.
  • Going for Green Advisory Panel 1998–2002.
  • University Network of European Capitals of Culture: Vice President 2006-present.
  • Director of Geography for the New Undergraduate (GNU). HEFCE FDTL Phase 1 Project 1996–2000.
  • Chair Greater Merseyside AimHigher Progression Routes Steering Group 2004–2007.
  • Vice President the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture 2006-present.
  • International Project Evaluator, Complex Exploratory Research Projects, National Research Development and Innovation Strategy 2007–2013, the Romanian National University Research Council, the Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Board Member Liverpool Culture Campus.
  • Board Member Liverpool Institute of Culture Research.
  • Member Liverpool First Culture Task Group.
  • Member North West Universities Association Widening Participation Sub-Committee.

    Professional Memberships:
  • Institute for Learning and Teaching 2004.
  • Geographical Association 1968–2014, National President (2004–2005), Member of Council (1996–2006), Chair Environmental Education Working Group (1980–1996), Chair Liverpool and District Branch (1980–2009).
  • Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers 1970–2014.
  • Member Higher Education Study Group 1993–1998.
  • Field Studies Council, Member of Executive and Council 1988–1997.
  • Council for Environmental Education, Member of Council 1997–2000.
  • Ecoschools Advisory Committee 1995–2003.
  • Going for Green Advisory Panel 1998–2002.
  • NFER FERN Research Group 1999–2001.

    Publications:
    Books and chapters:
  • Chambers, B and Morgan, W. 1991 Ginn Geography: The Big Book, Ginn, Aylesbury.
  • Chambers, B. and Morgan, W. 1991 Ginn Geography: Teachers’ Resource Book. Ginn, Aylesbury.
  • Booth, R., Chambers, B. and Thomas, T. 1992 Reaching Out: planning and executing out of school educational activities. Living Earth.
  • Chambers, B 1995 Awareness into Action: Environmental education in the primary curriculum. The Geographical Association. Sheffield.
  • Chambers B. and Donert, K. 1995 Nelson Atlas. Nelson. Walton-on-Thames.
  • Chambers, B. and Donert, K. 1995 Teaching Geography at Key Stage 2. Chris Kington Publishing. Cambridge.
  • Chambers, W.J. 1996 Water Quality in the Guidane Valley, Hautes Alpes France in Erdeli, G. and Chambers, W. The First Romanian-British Geographic Seminar, Bucharest.
  • Chambers, B. 1997 Small scale hydro-power in Wales in Erdeli and Dumbraveanu. Romanian-British Geographical Interchanges. Proceedings of the Third Romanian-British Colloquium, Liverpool.
  • Chambers, B. 2004. Geography and Lifelong Learning in Kent, W.A. Rawling, E. and Robinson, A. 2004. Geographical Education: Expanding Horizons in a Shrinking World. International Geographical Union Commission on Geographical Education and Scottish Association of Geography Teachers.
  • Chambers, B. 2002 The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World Geography with complete world atlas. Usborne. London. (Consultant).

    Journal Articles:
  • Chambers, W.J. 1975 Stream-based Field Measurements. Geography 60, 4 291-297.
  • Chambers, W.J. 1973 Limestone Springs and Individual Flood Events. Trans Cave Research Group of Great Britain 15, 2, 91-97.
  • Chambers, W. 1983 Denudation Rates in the River Burry Catchment, Gower, Glamorgan. Transactions British Cave Research Association. 10, 4, 181-187.
  • Chambers, W. 1983 Intensive Sampling at a Karst Spring System: Leason, Gower, South Wales. Transactions British Cave Research Association. 10, 4, 188-198.
  • Harris, C., Caseldine, C.J. & Chambers, W.J. 1987 Radiocarbon dating of a palaeosol buried by sediments of a former ice-dammed lake, Leirbreen, southern Norway. Norsk geogr. Tiddsskr. 1, 81-90.
  • Boyes, E, Chambers, w. and Stanisstreet 1995 Trainee Primary Teachers’ Ideas about the Ozone Layer. Environmental Education Research 1, 2 133-145.
  • Chambers, B. 1999 Environmental Education and Primary Geography, International Research in Geography and Environmental Education 8,1, pp 90-93.
  • Chambers, B. and Garner, W. 2001 Sustainable cities. Primary Geographer, 43 pp 4-6.
  • Chambers, B. 2005 The barriadas of Lima: Slums of Hope or Despair? Problems or Solutions? Geography 90, 3, pp 200-224.
  • Wellens, J., Berardi, A., Chalkley, B., Chambers, B., Healey, R., Monk, J. and Vender, J. 2006 Teaching geography for social transformation. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 30, 1, pp 117-131.
  • Chambers, B. 2011Liverpool Culture Campus: Linking Higher Education and the Arts. 4th Annual Conference of the University Network of European Capitals of Culture, Pecs, Hungary. UNEECC Forum 3, 181-187.
  • Chambers, B. 2012 Old Age, Dementia and Everton Football Club. In Ageing Society, Ageing Culture? UNEECC Forum 5, 7-20.

    Conference Papers:
  • Chambers, B. 2002 School-University Links: Ensuring Progression, South East England Consortium, Widening Participation Conference, University of Greenwich.
  • Chambers, B. 2003 Meaningful Tasters: Ensuring a Progression Curriculum for School-University Visits. Student Progression and Transfer. FDTL Conference, University of Plymouth.
  • Chambers, B. 2003 Widening Participation in Geography: Geographical Association Annual Conference, University of Derby.
  • Chambers, B. 2003 Widening Participation: The White Paper Effect: Student Records Officers' Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University College.
  • Chambers, B. 2004 Recruitment and Retention. LTSN-GEES Conference, Warwick: Widening Participation and Employability: New Opportunities for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
  • Chambers, B. 2004 Bridge to Hope. Staying Power: Supporting Student Retention and Success. University of Teesside.
  • Chambers, B., Barton, J. and Nevin, J. 2005 Strategies for Managing HE Growth: The Network of Hope. Moving in the Right Direction? Growing and Sustaining Higher Education in the new HE Market. AoC Higher Education Annual Conference. Harrogate.
  • Chambers, B. and Gazdula, J. 2005 Education Studies: Who and Why? Contrasts between day and evening students. British Education Studies Association First National Conference, University College, Chester.
  • Edmondson S. and Chambers, B. 2005 International Fieldwork as a Catalyst for Collaboration and Participation in Geography. International Perspectives in Geography and Higher Education. Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers. Royal Geographical Society, London.
  • Chambers, B. 2005 The Geographical Association (of England): 19th Century Institution, 21st Century Challenges. HERODOT/Eurogeo Conference: Changing Horizons in Geography Education, Torun, Poland.
  • Chambers, B. 2006. Developing a Progression Curriculum in Merseyside. Lifelong Learning Networks: a new era for progression to HE? Institute of Education, University of London.
  • Chambers, B. 2007. The University Network of European Capitals of Culture. The European Culture Capitals and Months Athens Conference. Athens.
  • Chambers, B. 2008. Building a Creative City – The Cornerstone Regeneration Example. National Creative Industries Conference, FACT, Liverpool.
  • Chambers, B. 2010 Being European Capital of Culture: The Experience of Liverpool. Valletta The People’s Capital. Valetta Alive Foundation.
  • Chambers, B. 2011 Liverpool Culture Campus: Linking Higher Education and the Arts. 4th Annual Conference of the University Network of European Capitals of Culture, Pecs, Hungary.
  • Chambers, B. 2012 Old Age, Dementia and Everton Football Club. 6th Annual Conference of the University Network of European Capitals of Culture, Maribor, Slovenia.
  • Thornton, S. and Chambers, B. 2012 The Reciprocal Benefit of Culture and Ageing: Giving and Taking in Collective Encounters’ Third Age Theatre. 6th Annual Conference of the University Network of European Capitals of Culture, Maribor, Slovenia.
  • Chambers, B. 2012. Linking Higher Education and the Arts. AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
  • Chambers, B. 2013 The impact of a Capital of Culture encounter between Liverpool Hope University and Milapfest, a South Asian Cultural Organisation. 7th Annual Conference of the University Network of European Capitals of Culture, Marseille, France.
  • Chambers, B. 2015 Capitals of Culture, UNeECC, Sibiu and Liverpool. Sibiu European University Capital. Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania.
  • Chambers, B. 2015 The Contribution of a School Gospel Choir to Inner City Community Development. 9th Annual Conference of the University Network of European Capitals of Culture, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
  • Whipple, E. and Chambers, B. 2011 Fostering Global Citizenship Through the Arts. Transatlantic Dialogue 2011. Luxembourg.