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Staff Profile

Dr Franck Michel

Co Director of Combined Honours

  • Email: franck.michel@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6389
  • Address: School X
    Henry Daysh Building 9.11, Newcastle University,
    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK

    DPD and Senior Tutor consultation hours for 2025-26 (term-time)
    - Will be updated by September 2025
Background

Background

  • PhD in French Studies, Newcastle University (2008). Title of thesis: 'Image, Style, Discourse and Presidential Leadership in France: The Case of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1981)'
  • PG Cert. in Academic Practice, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (2003);
  • Mlitt in French studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1999);
  • Maîtrise de Langues Etrangères Appliquées, Université de Bourgogne, France (1996);


Current Roles and Responsibilities

  • Co-Director of Combined Honours
  • Stage 2 Degree Programme Director & Senior Tutor (2025-26)
  • Chair of the Board of Examiners (Stages 2 and 3)


Previous Roles and Responsibilities

  • Acting Director of Combined Honours (2021-2023)
  • Deputy Director of the Combined Honours Centre (2020-2021)
  • Director of UG Education in the School of Modern Languages (2018-2020)
  • Acting Deputy Director of Combined Honours (Sept 2019 - Jan 2020)
  • Degree Programme Director for Modern Languages and Business Studies (TN92) (2017-2020)
  • Director of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (DELT) (2018)
  • Director of the University Wide Language Programme (UWLP) (2013-2018)
  • Chair of the University's ePortfolio UG/PGT Management group (2013-2017) 
  • Combined Honours Subject Advisor for Modern Languages (2011-2017)
  • Chair of the Language Teaching Steering Group (LTSG) (2012-2015)
  • French Language Teaching Coordinator (2010-2014)
  • Director of the Year Abroad (2007-2011; 2012-13)
  • Year Abroad Coordinator for French (2005-2008)


Memberships & Accreditations

  • AC Accredited Life Coach Diploma, The Coaching Academy (2025);
  • Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching & Mentoring, UKPDA (2025);
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
  • Certified UNILANG external examiner
  • Enseignant labellisé TV5 Monde
  • Certified DISC practitioner (The Coaching Academy - September 2024)


Honours and Awards

  • Vice-Chancellor's Team Education Excellence Award 2021 (Newcastle University)
  • Teaching Excellence Award 2013 for "Contribution to Outstanding Feedback" (Newcastle University)
  • UTLSEC Innovation Fund Award 2012 (Newcastle University)
  • Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teacher Award 2010 (Newcastle University)



Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching:


  • HSS3500: Combined Honours Final Year Project (20 credits)
  • HSS3099: Combined Honours Final Year Project (40 credits)


Research

Research Interests


My background is in French language teaching with a focus on history and politics, media, political marketing, election campaigns and political communication in France.


Over the course of my career, I have also developed interests in the following areas:

  • Autonomous language learning;
  • Reflective learning ePortfolios in the Personal and Academic Development of students abroad;
  • Student transition into University;
  • Student wellbeing;
  • Collaborative learning and students as partners;
  • Developing and supporting student executive functions


I am also a Certified Life Coach in Education accredited by the Association for Coaching.


I specialise in coaching University students and leaders in Education around the following themes:

  • Building confidence
  • Managing change & transition
  • Career progress & development
  • Self-organisation & Time Management
  • Work/Life balance and Wellbeing
  • Self-regulation; managing overwhelm


Please feel free to contact me if you would be interested in learning about coaching and how it can benefit your own development.


Publications