Dr. Myszka Gużkowska

Employment

Module leader (Science Diplomacy and International Policy and Defence Diplomacy and Civil-Military Relationship) , British School of Leadership and Management , GCU London , 2019-2020

Assistant Director, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), (2015 - 2017)

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University (2013 – 2015)

Pro Vice Chancellor (External), University of Westminster (2008-2013)\Provost of the Regent Campus, University of Westminster (2004 - 2008)

Principal of Digby Stuart College and Pro Rector (Innovations), University of Surrey Roehampton (2000 - 2004)

Assistant Director (SCS 1) for Crisis Management, Ministry of Defence, London (2002)

Higher Education Adviser, Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) (1997 - 2000). Division. Strategic advice for senior civil servants in the DfEE

Director, Higher Education Research & Development Unit (HERDU), University College London (UCL) (1995 – 1997)

Director, Academic Enterprise & Training Unit, UCL (1989-1995)

Research Scientist, Remote Sensing Group, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, UCL (1985-1989)

Collaborative research and development projects. 38 projects totalling £40.97 million for  a range of research and development projects

Governance Experience

Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, Trustee (2018-ongoing)

NW Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets, Trustee  (2018-ongoing)

Council of University Military Education Committees (2016 - 2017) ex-officio

National & Regional HE-Community development (1992-2015). Leadership of networks

Ministry of Defence (2003-2010). Non-executive Director (Member of Management Boards and Chair of Audit Committees). Involved with complex reorganisation for MOD 2 Agencies

The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Dover (2003-2008). HM Commissioner

Society for Research into Higher Education (2003-2006). Council member, research group leader for Eastern European Projects

Recent Publications

'Revisiting Participation in Education: Idealism or Pragmatism?' Manchester Memoirs, Vol 153, pp 91 - 102 published by the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 2016

'Cross-Border Animal Epidemics and the Need for International Policy', 19th International Symposium in the Series Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Science Diplomacy and International Policy, London 2016

'Defence Diplomacy and the Civil-Military Relationship', Diplomacy in the 21st Century Series. The New Nexus: Diplomacy, Security and the Digital State, 2019

In addition I have 24 refereed publications on aspects of radar altimetry and remote sensing in arid regions, environmental research plus reports and papers from work on Enterprise, TEMPUS and with DfEE.

Recent Presentations

'Revisiting Participation in Education: Idealism or Pragmatism', Manchester, 2016

'Cross-Border Animal Epidemics and the Need for International Policy', Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Science Diplomacy and International Policy, London 2016

'Rebranding for Increased Productivity', British Army, 2016

'Future Options for Change in Officer Training', British Army, 2017

'Distributed Learning: Delivering Common Curriculum In Multiple Locations', British Army 2017

'Managing Change in the University Officer Training Corps across the UK', Conference at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, 2017

'Defence Diplomacy and the Civil-Military Relationship', International Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2018

'The Civil Military Relationship', Achievements and Challenges: Diplomatic Recognition, Nation-Building and the Civil-Military Relationship, Kosovo, 2018

'Coaching + Mentoring for Community Engagement', British Army, 2018

'Challenges for Kosovo as a Young State in Accessing International Organisations', Conference for Diplomats, Kosovo, May 2018

'Leadership for Army Officers', Conference for Vietnamese Army Officers, London, 2018

'Media and Counter-Terrorism', Counter-Terrorism + Media Challenges, 7DNews,London, 2018

'The Gender Nexus - Media and Universities'', International Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2019