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Dr David Bamber BSc (Duelm), PGCE, MEd (Ed Psych), PhD, FCoT (born April 5, 1957) is the present director of research in Liverpool Hope Business School.

Born in Preston in England UK, Bamber was awarded a BSc in General Sciences from the University of Durham, a PGCE in Mathematics Education and a Masters in Educational Psychology from the Victoria University of Manchester and a PhD in Individuals’ Learning in Business Organizations for the University of Salford. Doctor Bamber was appointed director of research at Liverpool Hope University Business School. In 1996 he was elected a Fellow of the College of Teachers (FCoT), previously the College of Preceptors. At Durham University he was the first undergraduate president of “Angstrom”, the University of Durham’s Physical (Physics) Society. He is a member of the British Academy of Management Directors of Research Network (DoRN).

He has taught Mathematics and Computer Studies for over twelve years in the voluntary aided secondary school St John Fisher’s, later Christ the King RC High School, Preston UK. Then, following teaching Mathematics at Borsdane Brook Special School, Information Technology at Hulme Girls’ Grammar School, Psychology and Criminology at Accrington and Rossendale College and Computer Programming at Bolton College, he was appointed Research Fellow in Adult Learning at the University of Salford. Bamber now teaches Marketing Research and Marketing Science on a variety of courses at postgraduate and undergraduate levels.

Bamber is currently a Research Fellow of the Liverpool Hope-Christ University (Bangalore) Institute of Business, Management and Leadership and he researches in areas of Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility. Bamber is an external examiner for a number of university courses connected with Research Methods at Southampton Solent University.

Bamber has served on review boards of several international business journals including Management Decisions and Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. His academic papers have been presented at international conferences across the globe; including Samos Island, Deutchlandsberg, Leuvan, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau, Poznan and St Andrew’s. He has served on various public and educational bodies. Dr Bamber is an internationally respected scholar who is keen to promote the development of young academic talent and has supported the research of PhD candidates in Leeds, Brighton, Newcastle, Berlin, Oslo, Macau, and Hong Kong.

A UK Lancastrian, Bamber has non-academic interests in archery, darts (twice-round-two-tops), contemporary church music, spiritual development, micro-brewing, fell walking and “Plungie” rock music.