Matthew Finn

  • Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Exeter

Biography

Professor Finn explores changes in the contemporary conditions of education, and works to understand how childhood and young people's lives vary globally. He brings this to his scholarship of geographical learning and education which is informed by a participatory action research ethos.

In 2023, he received the Royal Geographical Society's Taylor and Francis Award for demonstrating "excellence in the practice and promotion of teaching in higher education" and in 2024 was awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

As an Exeter Education Incubator fellow, Professor Finn worked with students to research experiences of transitions to university following the introduction of the reformed A Levels in England. In a second project he explored 'online resources and narrowcasting the curriculum'. This research informs his contribution to Exeter's Transition and Induction Working Group. as part of the Success for All Strategy.

Academic biography

https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/24179-matt-finn/about

Research topics

  • Geographies of education and schooling
  • Childhood, youth and young people
  • Geographical education and learning
  • Participatory Action Research (PAR)
  • Critical geographies of data