Colin is a graduate of the University of Wales, and has been involved at several universities, including Geography at University of Western Ontario, Geography at Staffordshire University, Geography at Pennsylvania State University as Fulbright Professor,  Multicultural History Society of Ontario,  University of Toronto,  Political Science at the University of Ottawa, and School of Welsh at Cardiff University. He has advised governments in the UK, Ireland and Canada on aspects of official language promotion, protection and regulation. Currently, Colin is a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow working on a project “Official Language Regimes: Transformation and Innovation.”