Nationally she was a member of the Benchmarking Panel for Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Environmental Studies and is the Environmental Sciences Senior Academic Advisor to the new Subject Centre for Geography, Earth Science and Environmental Science. He developed his interest in learning and teaching in higher education whilst Director of Studies in Environmental Sciences at UH and pursued this interest through an MA in Higher and Professional Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. His MA work on learning environments has been one of the ingredients of the HILP project and he is now developing the ideas further through a PhD at the Institute of Education. She returned to Wall Hall in 1985 and has taught on a wide range of courses. Her main areas of experience and expertise lie in teaching and learning, equal opportunities, comparative education and research methods.
Current research covers issues relating to teachers' careers and gender.
Lesley has worked in the University for over twenty years in a number of different areas. As the full time Administrative Assistant for LTDC, her duties include dealing with the Centre's Finances, acting as Scheme Administrator to PDP, organising events, and servicing meetings. Those who are avid readers of the back page of the Times Higher will recognise that Lesley is LTDC's Maureen. Heather is a member of the Academic Quality Office with responsibilities for learning and teaching providing administrative support for workshops and seminars, in particular for Distributed Learning and Subject Benchmarking. She is AQO's representative on the Learning and Teaching Committee and maintains the LTDC's web site.