A human geographer, Hudson is a specialist in developmental, economic, political and electoral geography.[1] He has published extensively on these issues, as author or editor of over 20 books and the author or co-author of over 100 journal articles and book chapters.
In 1972, he became a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Durham University.[2] He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1984, to reader in 1987[3] and to professor in 1990.[2] He was head of the Department of Geography from 1992 to 1997.[2] From 2003 to 2007, he was director of the Wolfson Research Institute, a multi-disciplinary research institute specialising in health and well-being.[3] In 2007, he was appointed pro-vice-chancellor of partnerships and engagement.[3] In 2012, he was appointed deputy vice-chancellor of the university, becoming the second most senior academic.[1] From September 2014 to September 2015, he was acting vice-chancellor and warden of Durham University. He stood down when Professor Stuart Corbridge took up the appointment and as deputy vice chancellor in April 2016.[4] He has recently been a visiting professor at University College Dublin and an honorary professor at Cardiff University.
