Dr Cyrus Golding is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Southampton and Programme Lead for the Geography PGCE.
His work is interdisciplinary, spanning geography, education and philosophy.
Core research areas include education for sustainability, teacher-researcher practice, and international education, particularly in Vietnam.
Along with Professor Lizzie Rushton (University of Stirling), he co-founded Routes - the first UK and international journal for peer-reviewed student geography scholarship. Since 2020, the Journal has had significant impact on school and university geographers in creating a supportive and aspiratioal platform for their scholarship.
Alongside his academic role, Dr Golding has extensive senior leadership and consulting experience across UK and international education systems. He served in senior academic leadership roles in the UK and in Asian schools and has led large-scale, innovative curriculum reform and advisory work across Southeast Asia.
Dr Golding joined the School of Education in 2026 from King’s College London where he lectured since 2020.
Dr Golding holds a BA (first class), MSc and DPhil from the University of Oxford, and a PGCE from the University of Cambridge. In recognition of his contribution to education, he was awarded the 2024 Ordnance Survey Award by the Royal Geographical Society.
