Michael Hulme
Current Research:
During 2008 the major themes and areas of Michael's research will be
Themes and trends of Social Change in the next decade
The Role and value of media based content
Digitisation of the Self
The rise of the Virtual Individual
For any further details please contact Michael directly.
Biography
Michael Hulme is Hon Professor and Associate Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Lancaster University where he is a member of the Lancaster University Development Board. He holds an MPhil in Critical Management also from Lancaster. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Market Research Society. Michael is Chairman of the Social Research group CSMTC Ventures Ltd. The group consists of the Centre for the Study of Media Technology and Culture, a social insight consultancy specialising in Cultural change , media and technology, the Social Futures Observatory an independent 'think tank' seeking to understand societies of today and tomorrow and Metaply a research consultancy undertaking specific client projects. All are closely associated with the Institute for Advanced Studies at Lancaster University.
His involvements outside social research include Chairing the Merseyside Special Investment Fund a public private partnership providing seed and growth funding to SMEs in the Merseyside region and is a Non Executive Director of the Unified Communications Solutions company Artilium PLC.
Michael's career began in corporate finance before moving into marketing and then strategy in the computer industry, becoming Head of Strategic Marketing in Europe's then largest financial services software house. He then became an independent entrepreneur starting, developing and selling companies in the consultancy and mobile communications industries. Whilst, during the last 10 years he has devoted most of his time to social research he has also been able to play an active role in the economic and social regeneration of the North West with a particular commitment to Cumbria.