Michael Thomas (born 1969) is research professor at Liverpool John Moores University.
He holds a Ph.D. in Critical and Cultural Theory from Newcastle University focusing on the work of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, deconstructionism and post-modernism, and a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Lancaster University, which explored technology-mediated project-based learning.
He moved to the University of Central Lancashire in 2010, where he became Professor of Higher Education and Online Learning.
He has also been interviewed by the French-language publication Regards Sur Le Numerique on the subject of digital natives, among others.
Thomas is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Arts.