Meet our team

Find out more about some of the people you will meet in our friendly and diverse department.

Discipline Lead for Social Work

Karen Broadhurst

Professor Karen Broadhurst OBE

Distinguished Professor of Social Work

Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities, Centre for Child and Family Justice Research, DSI - Society

Lead Social Worker and Social Work Student Admissions

Lead for Postgraduate Research Students (PhD programmes)

Programme Lead for BA Social Work

Jane Pye

Jane Pye

Lecturer, PhD student

+44 (0)1524 593729 B057, B - Floor, Bowland North

Lead for Year One Practice Core and practising psychotherapist

Shehzad Malik

Shehzad Malik

Senior Teaching Associate in Social Work

Practice Learning Lead

Clare Brown

Clare Brown

Lecturer in Social Work, PhD student

Student programmes co-ordinator

  • Funding and support

    From funding to personal support, we are here to help during your study and placements.

  • Meet our team

    Find out more about some of the people you will meet in our friendly and diverse department.

  • Improving lives

    Our high quality research helps us move the social work profession forward.

  • Placements and career

    Excellent quality placements and a great reputation among employers set our graduates apart.