Prof. Anne Gregory  has been Professor of Corporate Communication at the University of Huddersfield since September 2014. She joined the University from Leeds Beckett University where she was Director of the Centre for Public Relations Studies, an internationally recognised research centre and think tank on public relations and communication. While at Leeds Beckett, she also completed a three year term as Pro Vice Chancellor.

Anne has led numerous specialist research and consultancy programmes for public and private sector clients, particularly for the UK Government where her work has led to Government policy documents and capability-building initiatives.  She remains an advisor to UK Government having completed three attachments and is currently working on the Senior Talent Programme for Government which seeks to build capability in the most senior communicators. She is a formal Reviewer of Government Departmental communication and has advised both the South African and New South Wales Governments on capability development.

Professor Gregory is the Director of the Global Capabilities Framework research project the results of which were announced in April 2018. The Framework has been adopted by the Global Alliance of Public Relations and Communication Management which is the confederation of the professional bodies worldwide and is being used by them to benchmark capability in the profession internationally.


Education and Professional Associations, Qualifications, and Recognition:
PhD: In Search of Legitimacy: An examination of Problematic Issues in Contemporary Public Relations
BA (Hons) Joint Honours: English and Philosophy
MAIE Dip Association of Business Communicators
Accredited Practitioner, Chartered Institute of Public Relations

Fellow Higher Education Academy
Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Public Relations (Hon FIPR)
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
Member Arthur W Page Society (by invitation only)

Chair, Global Alliance of Public Relations and Communication Management
from July 2013 – July 2015. Immediate Past Chair until 31st June 2017

Board Member, Chartered Institute of Public Relations 2022 ongoing Council Member, Chartered Institute of Public Relations 2016 – 2019
President, Institute of Public Relations (2004)

Atlas Award, Public Relations Society of America, for lifetime achievement in international public relations (2021)

Outstanding Achievement Award, Canadian Public Relations Society, for a single, major contribution: the Global Capability Framework (2021)

Outstanding contribution to research in Public Relations History Award. IHPR
Conference 26 – 28 July, Bournemouth, UK (2019)

70 at 70 Award, Chartered Institute of Public Relations. For outstanding contribution to the CIPR and the wider public relations community (2018)

#FuturePRoof4: Once upon a time in PR: twenty one public relations pioneers shaping our industry (2018)
Highly Commended, Sustainability Category Award, Making the Road While Walking: Co-creating Masers Education with Government. Universities Association for Life Long Learning (2018)

Leading Editor Award, Emerald Publishing, for outstanding contribution to the development of the field of public relations and communication management as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication Management (2016).

Premio Internacional Award, Portuguese Business Communication Association, for exceptional contribution to unify the public relations profession worldwide (2016)

Distinguished Pathfinder Award, Institute for Public Relations, USA for outstanding contribution to research (2015)

Honorary Fellow (CIPR) for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession (2015)

Sir Stephen Tallents Medal (CIPR) for Outstanding Contribution to and in Public Relations (2009)

Outstanding Contribution to Public Relations, CIPR Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Pride Awards (2008)

PR Professional of the Year, IPR Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (2001)

Research Expertise and Interests:
Capacity building in public relations
Corporate communication
(Leadership, the strategic role of communications, ethics and globalisation)