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Inaugural Lectures

Professor Jill Dickinson | ‘Being Yourself’ and ‘Finding Your People’: Exploring professional identity and career transitions

18.00 - 19.00
12 Nov 2025
Lecture Theatre C, Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, LS1 3HB

In her inaugural professorial lecture, Professor Jill Dickinson will draw on experiences of working within law and academia to explore professional identity and career transitions.

Professor Jill Dickinson will draw on her dual experiences of working within law firms and academia to explore interpretations of professional identity, and how it can impact individuals who may be navigating transitions in their career journeys. Through the session, Jill will draw on examples from her interdisciplinary research around professional development and place-making, and the intersections between them, to examine the importance of professional identity within the context of career development.

In addition, Jill will highlight some of the creative methods that she has used for the research and related practice initiatives. As Professor of Law and Professional Development, Jill will also weave in stories from her own career journey and share how those experiences continue to drive and influence her current research and practice.

This lecture is part of Leeds Beckett University's inaugural professional lecture series.

Bleasdale, L., & Dickinson, J. (Eds.). (2025). Stop, Collaborate and Listen Moving Beyond Ice-Breakers in Understanding Sense of Belonging in Law Schools. The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, 59(2), 147-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2025.2501417.

Elkington, S., & Dickinson, J. (Eds.). (2025). Reimagining Higher Education learning spaces: assembling theory, methods, and practice. Higher Education Research & Development, 44(1), 8-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2438587.

Dickinson, J., & Griffiths, T. (2025). The new artefacts: teaching development during the Covid-19 pandemic and future practice. Higher Education Research & Development, 44(1), 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2429435.

Hughes, H., Dickinson, J., Hall, G.,& Loseby, D. (2024). Enhancing Pracademia in Business Schools: Designing Systems that Enable Impact. Business and Society. 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503241290403.
Dickinson, J. (2024). Valid Assessment: A case study from Law. Leeds: Winter DEAP25.
Selim, G., Birtill, P., Dickinson, J., Brunk, R., Berthet, M-A., Holloway, K., & Sharma, A. (2024). Integrating Cultural Cities Through Belonging in Green Spaces: Project Animation. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPafS-2t5A0
Selim, G., Birtill, P., Dickinson, J., Brunk, R., Berthet, M-A., Holloway, K., & Sharma, A. (2024). Fostering Belonging in Green Spaces: A guidance. University of Leeds. https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/211977/7/Fostering-Belonging-in-Green-Spaces_A-Guidance.pdf.
Griffiths, T., & Dickinson, J. (2024). There’s power in the community: a sociomaterial analysis of university learning spaces during Covid-19. Higher Education, 89, 387-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01227-9.
Griffiths, T., & Dickinson, J. (2023). Collaboration in a liminal space: Pracademia. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 11(3), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i3.580.
Marson, J., Dickinson, J., & Parkes, S. (2023). Autonomous Vehicle Use in Practice: Is the UK Ready? Property Research Trust. https://doi.org/10.52915/RHYD6902.
Dickinson, J., & Griffiths, T. (Eds.). (2023). Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia: Pracademia. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8.
Dickinson, J. & Griffiths, T. (2023). The Value of Objects: How artefacts can enrich professional reflection and reflexivity. In: J. Dickinson & T. Griffiths. (Eds.). Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia: Pracademia. 117-129. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8_9.
Griffiths, T., Dickinson, J., & Kellock, A. (2022). Supporting Multidisciplinary Transitions to the Blended Environment: Innovations and Challenges for Lecturers. In: M. Golam Jamil, & D.A. Morley. (Eds.). Agile Learning Environments Amid Disruption: Evaluating academic innovations in Higher Education during COVID-19. 123-138. Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-92979-4_9.
Dickinson, J., Griffiths, T., & Austen, L. (2022). Collaborative methodological reflection: Disrupting the ethical practices of a creative method in higher education research. Social Research Practice Journal, 12(Spring), 22-31. https://the-sra.org.uk/SRA/Publications/SRA-Journal/SRA/Publications/SRA-Journal.aspx.
Austen, L., Hodgson, R., Heaton, C., Pickering, N., & Dickinson, J. (2021). Access, retention, attainment and progression: an integrative review of demonstrable impact on student outcomes. Advance HE. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/access-retention-attainment-and-progression-review-literature-2016-2021.
Marson, J., Dickinson, J., & Ferris, K. (2021). Regulating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Through a Lens of Inclusivity. Hong Kong Law Journal, 51(3), 983-1012. https://web.law.hku.hk/hklj/2021-Vol-51.php#part3.
Dickinson, J., Fletcher, A., & Griffiths, T. (2021). A Case Study of Student Learning Spaces during the Pandemic: A sociomateriality perspective. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 9(2), 77-81. https://jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/article/view/474.
Griffiths, T., Dickinson, J., & Day, C. (2021). Exploring the relationship between extracurricular activities and student self-efficacy within university. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(9), 1294-1309. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.1951687.
Dickinson, J., Ferris, K., & Marson, J. (2021). Students as researchers. the effects of employing law students on an empirical research project. Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education. 56(2), 158-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2021.1896851.
Dickinson, J., Griffiths, T., & Bredice, A. (2020). “It’s Just Another Thing to Think About”: Encouraging students’ engagement in extracurricular activities. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(6), 744-757. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0309877X.2020.1813263.
Dickinson, J. (2020). ‘Land Law’ in De Silva, C. and Charlson, J. (eds) Galbraith's Building and Land Management Law for Students (Routledge). https://doi.org/ 10.1201/9781003029250.
Dickinson, J., Fowler, A., & Griffiths, T. (2020). Pracademics? Exploring transitions and professional identities in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 47(2), 290-304. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2020.1744123.
Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Dickinson, J. (2019). The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 Part 1 and Beyond: A critical review. Statute Law Review, 41(3), https://academic.oup.com/slr/article-abstract/41/3/395/5610603.
Dickinson, J. (2019). Introduction to Constructions of Property: Encompassing people, power, and place. Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law, 11(3), 169-170. https://www.emerald.com/jppel/article/11/3/169/236485/Guest-editorial.
Dickinson, J. (2019). Quasi-Public Place-Governance: An exploration of shopping centres. Business Law Review, 40(4), 161-169. http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/toc.php?pubcode=BULA.
Dickinson, J., Bennett, E., & Marson, J. (2019). Challenges Facing Green Space: Is statute the answer? Journal of Place Management and Development, 12(1), 121-138. https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/abs/pii/S1753833519000046.
Dickinson, J., & Wyton, P. (2019). Urban Greenspace Quandaries: Can systems thinking offer any solutions? People, Place and Policy Online, 12(3), 167-187. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2019.9668987673
Bennett, E., Dickinson, J. & Eadson, W. (2019). PPP Special Issue Editorial: Part 2 People, Place and Policy Online, 12(3), 165-166. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2019.5558367997.
Bennett, E., Eadson, W., & Dickinson, J. (2018). Editorial – PPP Special Issue Editorial: Part I. People, Place and Policy, 12(2), 56-57. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2018.5463926534.
Heap, V. & Dickinson, J. (2018). Public Spaces Protection Orders: A critical policy analysis. Safer Communities, 17(3), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-02-2018-0006.
Dickinson, J. & Marson, J. (2017). Greenspace Governance: Statutory solutions from Scotland?’ Statute Law Review, 40(2), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmx031.
Dickinson, J. & Griffiths, T. (2017). Building Bridges: A critical analysis of university and industry collaboration to improve diverse access to elite professions’. Industry and Higher Education, 31(4), 227-238. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0950422217707641.
Dickinson, J. (2016). [Review of the book How To Save Our Town Centres: A radical agenda for the future of high streets, by J. Dobson]. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 22(3). http://webjcli.org/article/view/514/687.
Bleasdale-Hill, L., & Dickinson, J. (2016). Dangerous Dogs: different dog, same lamppost? The Journal of Criminal Law, 80(1), 64-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/002201831562368.
Dickinson, J. (2015). [Review of the book A Practical Approach to Planning Law, by V. Moore & M. Purdue]. Urban Studies, 53(4), 844-846. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098015622315.
Dickinson, J., & Nicholson, A. (2015). Supreme Court Closes Another Vicarious Liability Loophole: Woodland v Swimming Teachers Association. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 21(2), https://webjcli.org/index.php/webjcli/article/view/371/557.
Bennett, L., & Dickinson, J. (2015). Forcing the Empties Back to Work? Ruinphobia and the bluntness of law and policy. In: Transience and Permanence. Urban Development International Research Workshop, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, 14-15 January 2015. https://shura.shu.ac.uk/10797/.
Dickinson, J. & Griffiths, T. (2015). Embedding employability and encouraging engagement with PDP/careers. Student Engagement and Experience Journal, 4(1) https://shura.shu.ac.uk/11552/.
Dickinson, J. (2014). Open Season for Burglar Battering: Is it time to check in with the civil courts? Journal of Personal Injury Law, 2, 63-78. https://shura.shu.ac.uk/9692/.
Dickinson, J. (2014). [Review of the book Land law by M. Davys]. The Law Teacher: The international journal of legal education, 48(1), 121-123. https://shura.shu.ac.uk/10044/.

Professor Jill Dickinson

Professor

Professor Jill Dickinson is a Principal Fellow (Advance HE); Solicitor (non-practising); Recognised Practitioner in Advising with UK Advising and Tutoring; Recognised Research Supervisor with the UK Council for Graduate Education; and a Level 7 qualified Executive Coach. Jill’s research explores professional development and place-making, and the intersections between them, and has achieved an Emerald Literati Award. She particularly enjoys bringing teams of students, colleagues, and external partners together to develop collaborations around research and knowledge exchange, teaching and learning, and employability.

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