Miss Angie-rene'e Worwood

Job: Senior Lecturer

Faculty: Business and Law

School/department: Leicester Castle Business School

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 255 1551

E: angie.worwood@dmu.ac.uk

W: https://www.dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Angie is a Senior Lecturer in Business and Law at De Montfort University with over 15 years of experience in higher education and program leadership. She began her academic career in 2009, focusing on program management and curriculum development, including leading HND courses and designing NVQ Level 7 programs. Her early roles also involved staff mentoring and co-authoring postgraduate frameworks, laying a strong foundation in teaching and academic administration.

Joining DMU full-time in 2016, Angie quickly advanced, earning promotion to Senior Lecturer in 2017. A major achievement in curriculum development was the creation of DMU’s first cross-faculty Business and Law module in Academic Development and Professional Practice, which engaged students in local community projects with DMU-Local and was later adopted by multiple TNE partner programs.

Taking on the role of Transnational Educational (TNE) Lead from 2020-2022, during which she was programme Lead for nine international programs. Her leadership was pivotal in designing and validating DMU’s first bilingual Executive MBA and establishing quality assurance frameworks for partner programs.

Returning to DMU’s Business and Law (BAL) department, Angie managed the cross-faculty Creative Management and Marketing module, engaging over 1,000 students across DMU and TNE partner institutions. Shifting focus back to postgraduate development, she contributed to DMU’s Education 2030 initiative, designing the Business Finance and Enterprise Development module for the Global MBA, which launched in March 2024. She is also developing the Business Strategy and Governance module for the BA Hons in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is Enterprise Faculty Erasmus society Lead; Widening Participation Lead. Angie remains committed to DMU’s global engagement, leading an upcoming academic trip to Manila under DMUGlobal, has line management responsabilities to utilitse skills in supporting and mentoring fellow academics.

Her career is defined by a passion for curriculum innovation, international collaboration, and mentorship, enabling students and educational partners to reach new academic and professional heights.

Research group affiliations

The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) 

Research interests/expertise

Angie’s current research iproject focuses on culturally responsive pedagogy, with a particular emphasis on aligning and embedding adaptable teaching techniques that can respond swiftly to evolving external factors.

 

Her aim in this undertaking is to develop flexible methodologies that can adapt to rapid shifts—such as those prompted by globalization, policy changes, or technological advances—ultimately offering educators enhanced techniques and tools that enrich student learning and maintain relevance in an ever-evolving world.

Furthermore, she seeks to contribute to a broader understanding of how education systems can remain agile and culturally attuned, fostering an inclusive academic experience for all learners.

Areas of teaching

Current areas of teaching responsibility

Module Lead for: GlobalMBA - Business Finance and Enterprise Development; - BA Hons BE&I - Strategic Management and Governance

Academic Supervision - U.G. and P.G. 

Previous areas of teaching responsibility

Module Lead for: -ENTE3506 Creative Management and Leadership; -ENTE3522 Perspective of Creative Leadership; -ENTE1203 Academic Development and Professional Practice; -ENTE2535 The Creative Art of Selling and Negotiation; -CORP1502 Understanding Business; -HRMG2205 People Management; -ECON 2549 European Business Issues; -ECON3520 Strategic Management

Courses taught

(Global)Masters of Business Administration (GlobalMBA)

MSc International Business and Management

Ba (Hons) Business Enterprise and Innovation

Ba (Hons) Business Management

Law LLB (Hons)

Edexcel HND Business and Management

Edexcel HND Travel and Tourism

Honours and awards

Winner of: Business and Law - Academic Mentor of the year - 2023

Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) Chartered Association of Business Schools

Membership of professional associations and societies

EEUK Associate

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