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Dr Rebecca Dutson

Assistant Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Rebecca -Duston ,-Northumbria -University -webPrior to joining Northumbria University Rebecca worked within another educational establishment for 8 years where she was an HE Programme Leader for Business Management, a Hospitality Commercial Development Manager and Lectured in Hospitality. Before entering the world of education Rebecca worked in Hospitality Management in both independent and branded organisations.

Within her role as a Graduate Tutor Rebecca’s research for her PhD will be focusing on the rise and role of Social Enterprises and the motivation behind Social Entrepreneurs.

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  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Where Learning Meets the Real World: Educating with Impact Through Entrepreneurial Practice, Gadelshina, G., Cottam, E., Dutson, R., Valencia, A. Sep 2025, 11th Teaching Innovation & Entrepreneurship Excellence Awards 2025, Reading, Academic Conferences International Limited
  • Chapter 27: Creating a business clinic, Dutson, R., Coates, N. 17 Sep 2024, How to Enable Engagement Between Universities and Business, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, Edward Elgar
  • Aiding Social Enterprises: A Second Order Cybernetics Perspective, Small, A., Harwood, S., Dutson, R. 12 Sep 2023, OR65
  • The HR consultant – an experiential learning approach, Dutson, R., Coates, N. 11 Nov 2021, Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management, Abingdon, Routledge
  • Business andManagement Studies PhD January 26 2023
  • Leisure Management BA (Hons) June 01 2012

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