People
The Sustainable Travel and Tourism Advanced Research Centre (STTAR Centre) is located at Nottingham University Business School and draws on the a diverse group of expert researchers and practitioners from across the University of Nottingham and our national and international network.
It is led by an interdisciplinary leadership team of experts in sustainable development, economics, human geography, marketing, sociology, philosophy, and evaluation methodologies.
Leadership team
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Professor Marina Novelli
Director of STTAR Centre
Theme lead for politics, policy and practice.
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Dr Carol Zhang
Deputy director of STTAR Centre
Theme lead for travel culture.
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Dr Bendan Canavan
Theme lead for authenticity and experience design.
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Professor Scott McCabe
Theme lead for consumption, marketing and management.
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Professor Jillian Rickly
Theme lead for accessibility and inclusivity.
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We are open to collaborations with academic and non-academic stakeholders across the tourism value chain and other directly and indirectly linked fields of enquiry such as agriculture, innovation, entrepreneurship and the creative economy at a local, national and international level.
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