Professor Nicholas is a Emeritus Professor of International Business at the University of Newcastle. He was elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1997. Between 2014 and 2019, Professor Nicholas was a High-end Foreign Expert of the State Administration for Foreign Experts and a Tianjin 1000 Talents Expert, China, located at Tianjin Normal University. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and a Visiting Professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. He was Yunshan Chair Professor at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (2012-2015) and a Guest Professor at Beijing Normal University (2011-2014) and Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (2010-2014). His recent publications include Journal of Medical Internet Research, BMC Public Health, International Journal of Nursing Practice, Journal of Affective Disorders, Health Policy and Planning, Journal of International Business Studies, Personnel Review, Journal of Business Research, Business History, Journal of Economic History, and Oxford Economic Papers.