Peter Collins (born 4 March 1945) is a British academic who most recently worked at the

University of Salford , caption = Coat of ArmsUniversity of Salford , mottoeng = "Let us seek higher things" , established = 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained ...

Early life

Educated at

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (sc ...

, he obtained an Open Scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford where he studied between 1963 and 1966 obtaining BA Hons (Second Class) in modern languages; followed by an MA (Oxon) in 1968. He studied for a second bachelor's degree at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degre ...

between 1969 and 1971 obtaining a first class BA Hons in philosophy in 1971. He returned to Oxford for his BPhil and Doctorate.

Academic career

After an early career as assistant master at

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose o ...

, which he combined with his second bachelor's degree, he became lecturer/ senior lecturer in philosophy at Westminster College, Oxford and philosophy a tutor at the

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British Public university, public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment, number of students. The majority of the OU's underg ...

between 1972 and 1975. In 1976 he moved to the

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...

where he forged his academic career with periods within the departments of philosophy, political studies and management. In 1999 he was appointed associate professor of management, becoming director for the Centre for the Study of Gambling. In 2000 he joined the

as director for Centre for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, and senior lecturer. He was appointed professor of public policy studies in 2002 and became an academic within Salford Business School. He is the author of the book ''Gambling and the Public Interest'' and has been an adviser on gambling policy to governments in South Africa, Gibraltar,

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, the UK and

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. He has four published books, eight chapters in books and numerous refereed journal articles, covering philosophy, politics and gambling.

Advisory and consultancy work

As project leader and principal author of the South African National and International Academic Research Project on Gambling and Public Policy, he was responsible for the various research and reports between 1995 and 1999 which was sponsored by both the public and private Sectors in South Africa. In 1999 he was appointed as a part-time Executive Director for the South African National Responsible Gambling Programme. After his move to the UK he became an expert adviser on casino matters to the Joint Scrutiny Committee to the House of Lords and the House of Commons which considered the new UK gambling act. He is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences on gambling.

External links

Peter Collins' profile at Salford Business School

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Peter 1945 births Living people People educated at Harrow School Academics of the University of Salford Academic staff of the University of Cape Town Alumni of the University of London Academics of the Open University Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford