Dr Martin Doughty

Dr Martin Doughty is the Pro Vice Chancellor (Resources) at the University of Worcester and has lead responsibility for the strategic management and development of the University’s physical facilities, including new building and development projects; for work in the area of sustainability (environmental and more generally) and for the strategic management of finance and resources throughout the University .

He joined Worcester in 1993 as Director of the Undergraduate Modular Scheme, a new structure for the delivery of all undergraduate courses, which he designed and implemented.   Since then, his work has progressively moved into the area of planning and resources.  He was appointed  Pro Vice Chancellor in 2005.

Educated at Worcester College, Oxford and the London School of Economics, Martin has taught in a number of UK Universities and Colleges, for the Open University, and at the University of Southern Maine, USA.  His academic specialisms are in modern history and archaeology, focusing on military history and social history, especially housing.  He has published on all these topics.  More recently, at Worcester, he helped to design a new Archaeology and Heritage Studies course, on which he still teaches.

He is Chair of the City of Worcester Conservation Areas Advisory Committee and has chaired the Panel of Assessors for the City’s Architectural Award Scheme since 2006.