Nelarine Cornelius is Professor of Organisation Studies. She was previously Professor of HRM and Organisation Studies and HRM, Associate Dean, Research and Knowledge Transfer and Director, Bradford Centre for Business in Society at the University of Bradford. Professor Cornelius’ research is in the areas of social justice, business in society and the evolution of management practices in emerging, fragile economies.

Professor Cornelius’ obtained her PhD (on an MRC scholarship) from the University of Manchester. She worked in the areas of management and organisational development at General Motors Europe and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets before entering higher education. She has acted as a consultant and adviser to a variety of organisations including the Cabinet Office, Home Office, Fire Service College, Kent Police, Sussex Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police/ Canadian Police College, Prison Service, and many other for- and non-profit organisations.

She has taught on programmes in Canada, France and Germany. More broadly, she has taught on other programmes in many countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai. At Brunel, she was recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence for master’s level team teaching (with Dr. Stephen Smith).