He is now a Professor at the School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University.
[1] Jayne graduated from Keele University with a BA in geography, sociology and social anthropology in 1991.
In 1995, he completed an MA in geography at the University of Sussex, and then carried out doctoral studies at Staffordshire University from 1997 to 2000;[2] his PhD was awarded in 2002 for his thesis "Geographies of consumption and urban regeneration: a case study of Stoke-on-Trent".
He then joined the University of Manchester with the title Lecturer in Human Geography in 2005.
He moved to Cardiff University in 2015 to be Professor of Human Geography.