About
Research
Email: zorlu.senyucel@stmarys.ac.uk
Biography
Dr Zorlu Senyucel is a Senior Lecturer in Business and Subject Lead of Business for SMU Online. He has 17 years of experience of working in academia, and six years in the UK public sector.
Zorlu is a BA Business Studies graduate of The University of Sheffield. He is holding a MSc in Human Resource Management from Sheffield Hallam University, and a Masters of Research in Management and Business. He obtained his PhD: “The Impact of e-Government on the Role of Information Systems Function in Welsh Unitary Authorities” in 2007 from Manchester Metropolitan University.He completed his PGCert in Higher Education in Teaching with Merit from University of East London in 2008 and became a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and achieved chartered member status from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) in the same year.
Zorlu has held a range of senior roles in the UK higher education sector, including senior lecturer, mentor, supervisor, department head, consultant, and subject lead. In these roles, he has managed academic teams and complex programmes with over 600 students, supervised more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.He has excelled as a lecturer, winning multiple awards such as Best Undergraduate Lecturer (2011 and 2012) and Best Feedback (2013). His academic contributions extend internationally through research presentations, seminars and staff development workshops in Europe and Asia, demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusivity and collaboration. He is still research active and collaborating with other academics in the UK and overseas.
Zorlu takes pride in fostering diverse and supportive learning environments while contributing to organisational and educational excellence.
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Qualifications & accreditations
•Development Programme for Directors of Learning and Teaching - Association of Business Schools (ABS), 2013.
•Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert) in Education, Merit, University of East London, UK, 2008.
•Chartered member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD), 2008.
•Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 2008.
•Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, 2007.
•Masters of Research (MRes) in Management and Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, 2002.
•Masters of Science (MSc) in Human Resource Management, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, 2001.
•BA (Hons) Business Studies, The University of Sheffield, UK, 2000.
Membership of professional bodies
•Chartered member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD), 2008.
•Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 2008.
Research
Research profile
•Senyucel, Z. and Senyucel, M. (2025) ‘An exploratory study of plastic waste management in Turkiye’, in Sustainability Resilience in a Turbulent World. Istanbul: Altinbaş University Publications, pp. 91–120. https://www.altinbas.edu.tr/asset/awd/files/6/e-kitaplar/sustainability-resilience-in-a-turbulent-world-15-ag-ustos-2025.pdf
•Senyucel, Z. and Phillpott, S. (2011) ‘Sexual Equality and Diversity in UK Local Councils’, Equality, Diversity and: An International Journal, vol. 30, no.8. pp. 702-718https://www.emerald.com/edi/article-abstract/30/8/702/44689/Sexual-equality-and-diversity-in-UK-local-councils?redirectedFrom=fulltext
•Senyucel, Z. and Symon, G. (2008) ‘Putting the ‘e’ into communit-e? ICTS, local government and communities of practice’, Dilemmas for Human Services, Papers from 12th International Research Conference, London: UK pp.144-149https://www.emerald.com/itp/article-abstract/21/4/401/176561/Impact-of-ICTs-on-user-provider-relations?redirectedFrom=fulltext
•Senyucel, Z. (2007) ‘Assessing the impact of e-government on providers and users of the IS function: A Structuration perspective’, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, vol. 1 no. 2, pp.131-144https://www.emerald.com/tg/article-abstract/1/2/131/375373/Assessing-the-impact-of-e-government-on-providers?redirectedFrom=fulltext•Senyucel, Z. and Stubbs, M. (2006) ‘Towards e-Government facilitation in UK Local Authorities’, Journal of e-Government, vol. 2, no. 2, pp.19-44https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J399v02n02_03
•Senyucel, Z. (2002) ‘The Impact of the IS Function on the Transition of e-Government Services in Welsh Unitary Councils’, Manchester Metropolitan University Working Paper Series, October, WP02/13.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18673006M/The_impact_of_the_IS_function_on_the_transition_of_e-Government_services_in_Welsh_unitary_councils