Dr. Shane McLoughlin
Dr. Shane McLoughlin is an Assistant Professor at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. On the MA Character Education programme, he leads the Research Methods in Character Education and the Character Education Dissertation modules. Shane is an experienced teacher, having taught in HE since 2015 across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in […]
Dr Paul Watts
Paul Watts is Programme Director for the MA Character Education and Assistant Professor in the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. Paul’s research interests include the practical application of character education and teacher education. Paul is a former teacher and he worked on the Jubilee Centre’s Teacher Education project before joining the MA programme. Paul […]
Professor Andrew Peterson
Andrew Peterson is Professor of Character and Citizenship Education and is the Deputy Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. Andrew is also Head of Department for Education and Social Justice in the School of Education. He is Editor of the British Journal of Educational Studies, is a Deputy Editor of Citizenship Teaching […]
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson
Kristján Kristjánsson is Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics in the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. His research orientation can best be summed up as that of Aristotle-inspired philosophical scrutiny of theories in educational psychology and values education, with special emphasis on the notions of character and virtuous emotions. He has written extensively […]
Professor Tom Harrison
Tom Harrison is a Professor of Education and the Director of the Jubilee Centre and Character and Virtues as well as Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) at the University of Birmingham. He joined the Centre when it was founded in 2012 and previously held the roles of Director of Education and Deputy Director. Tom was also […]
Professor James Arthur OBE
Professor James Arthur is the former Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues between May 2012 and October 2023. James was Head of the School of Education from 2010-2015 and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 2015-2019. He was previously Editor of the British Journal of Educational Studies for ten years and holds numerous honorary titles […]
Welcome From Centre Director
Welcome to the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. The Centre is a research group based in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham. We are staffed with a strong team of over 20 academics and professional services personnel of varied and diverse backgrounds. I am privileged to lead a Centre, through its research and development work, […]