Damian Grant taught English for most of his career at Manchester University, where he also held the post of Director of Combined Studies. He spent one year at the University of Tunis, and two years at the University of Lille. He has lectured at many other universities abroad, often for the British Council. He participated for many years in the British Council Seminar on Contemporary Literature in Cambridge, latterly as co-chairman. On retirement he remarried and now lives in France.