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Richard Marsden

Richard Marsden

History Department

Professional biography
Richard started his current role at The Open University, as a Staff Tutor and Lecturer in History. Previously he was a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and before thatheld various teaching, research and management positions at Cardiff University, the University of South Wales, Cardiff Met and the OU. The most enjoyable parts of his career have been spent working with adult learners, and that’s why hedecided to come back to the OU after some years away. His doctorate in History was awarded by the University of Glasgow and healso holds an MA in History from Cardiff.University.