Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Culture and Identity in Education
International and Comparative Education
Professional Learning and Development
Collaborative Practices in Education
Leadership Practices in Education
Inclusive Practices in Education
Innovation and Interdisciplinary Research
Adult Education and Life-Long Learning
Willing to speak to media
Research activity per year
Dr Jayakumar Chinnasamy is a Lecturer in Education at the School of Education and Social Sciences. He brings over two decades of experience spanning both academia and industry, having held lecturing positions in Business and Education across India, Bhutan, Bahrain, and the UK. His expertise includes teaching and supervising students at undergraduate, postgraduate, and lifelong learning levels, with a focus on Education and Business Management.
Dr Chinnasamy obtained his PhD from the University of the West of Scotland in 2022. His research explored "Educators' Perspectives on Internationalisation in Scottish Higher Education: Culture, Identity, and Constructions of Scottishness."
He is an active member of leading professional associations, including the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA), British Educational Research Association (BERA), International Professional Development Association (IPDA), British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE), and the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA). His ongoing research interests lie in internationalisation, comparative education, cultural identity, organisational development, and sustainable development.
Jayakumar‘s teaching interests include - international education, internationalisation in higher education (HE), issues in HE internationalisation, international educational research, critical issues across education, leadership practices in education, inclusive practices in education, global and comparative perspectives in education, digitalisation in education, and innovations in education.
Currently supervising Masters Dissertation specialising in:
- International Leadership practices
- International Inclusive practices
- International Early Years Education
Global Perspectives on Education
Educational Research
Jayakumar’s desired research interests include - internationalisation in HE; cosmopolitanism; culture; national identity; branding in HE; cross-disciplinary research in HE; sustainable development policies and practices in education; leadership practices in education; inclusive practices in education; adult education and life-long learning; international collaborative research both academic and non-academic (NGOs).
HE institutions in the United Kingdom, India, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and China.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Member, International Professional Development Association
1 Oct 2022 → …
Member, British Educational Research Association (BERA)
1 Jan 2019 → …
Member, British Association for International and Comparative Education
1 Jan 2018 → …
Member, European Society for Research on the Education of Adults
1 Jan 2018 → …
Member, Scottish Educational Research Association
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2018
Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
1 Jun 2009 → 31 Dec 2013
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Chinnasamy, J. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Chinnasamy, J. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Chinnasamy, J. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Chinnasamy, J. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Chinnasamy, J. (Consultant)
Activity: Consultancy
Chinnasamy, J. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Chinnasamy, J. (Peer reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity