His current research focuses on socio-pragmatics, learner needs and classroom assessment. He has extensive experience designing, managing and teaching academic and professional English-language courses throughout China.

Davies has a First Class B.Sc. (honors) in forensic science and an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Applied Linguistics (distinction) from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He also holds a Cambridge University DELTA qualification and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He has lectured at NYU Shanghai and previously served as UCLan’s business development lead.