Mark Brewer

Prof

  • KY16 9AL

    United Kingdom

Accepting Postgraduate Research Students

PhD projects

Sustainability and the fashion industry

Personal profile

Biography

Professor Mark Brewer is Dean and Head of School in the University of St Andrews Business School.  In his previous roles, he served as International Director at Heilbronn University Graduate School in Germany, inaugural rector of Lancaster University’s German campus, founding president of a new university in the Middle East, and other senior academic leadership positions in the UK. Prior to his career in higher education, he practiced law at three global law firms. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, a Juris Doctor from Cornell University, and a MLLP from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He has been named a Truman Scholar, Rotary Scholar, and Bosch Fellow. His academic research focuses on the intersection of law, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability, with a particular focus on the fashion industry.

Research Funding, Scholarships, and Fellowships

Institutional co-lead for a successful €14.4 million EU consortium research grant on AI in Business Education, 2024

Senior leadership support for knowledge exchange project worth £450,000 for the start-up of a higher educational institution in central Asia, 2019

SAA Grant, Swiss Arbitration Academy, Switzerland, 2011

DAAD (German Academic Exchange) Scholarship, Germany, 2001–2003

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow, Germany, 1998–1999 

British Overseas Research (ORS) Award, United Kingdom, 1995 

Rotary Scholar, Canada, 1994–1995

Harry S. Truman Scholar, United States, 1993 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

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