BSc in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (First)
MSc (Service Management), Distinction
PhD (Cranfield)
Professor Debarpita (Deba) Bardhan-Correia is Dean of the Faculty of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Buckingham, United Kingdom, and a member of the University’s Executive Group. Over more than two decades at Buckingham, she has held several senior leadership positions, including Dean of the School of Business, Deputy Dean and Academic Director. Her academic expertise spans services marketing, leadership and cross-cultural management.
Originally from India, Deba completed a First-Class degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics before being awarded a prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue an MSc in Service Management at the University of Buckingham, graduating with Distinction. She later completed her PhD at Cranfield University. Prior to entering academia, she worked with The Oberoi Group, one of the world’s leading luxury hospitality organisations.
Deba’s research focuses on organisational performance, services and services employee performance and organisational belongingness. Her doctoral research examined how people-management practices influence employees’ willingness to go beyond formal role requirements and contribute discretionary effort. She continues to supervise doctoral research on service employees, leadership development and the contribution of women on corporate boards.
A passionate advocate for inclusive leadership, Deba was nominated as a finalist for the Women Leaders Awards 2024 in recognition of her mentoring and equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives. She has contributed commentary to Times Higher Education on leadership, organisational transformation and the future of higher education, and has served as an invited keynote panellist for the Chartered Association of Business Schools. More recently, she has contributed to national policy debates through publications on the changing value of higher education and the evolving relationship between cost, risk and outcomes in university education, including contributions to the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and WONKHE.
Deba believes that sustainable organisational success depends on strong leadership pipelines, inclusive cultures and the deliberate development of future leaders.
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