Dr Laura Hills

Dr Laura Hills

Job Title: Senior Academic Developer

Email: laura.hills@liverpool.ac.uk

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Creole Linguistics), Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Master of Education, Master of Letters (French Language Studies), Master of Arts (French).

Job description

I am lead for the ULTRA programme, the institutional Advance HE-accredited CPD professional recognition scheme. My role is to oversee the operation of the scheme and support the development of Mentors and Reviewers, and provide on-going support for the Liverpool Fellows Network. I oversee the Learning and Teaching Fellowship Awards and liaise with Faculties for the LTSE and Alistair Pilkington Awards. I am the Faculty Liaison for Humanities and Social Sciences. I work with colleagues in Organisational Development on the Academy Podcast and the Academy Developing Practice Series. I am also on the supervision team for the MA Academic Practice.

Key contact for:

  • ULTRA
  • Liverpool Fellows Network
  • Peer learning
  • Learning and Teaching Fellowship Scheme
  • Academy Podcast
  • Academy Developing Practice Series
  • HSS Liaison

Recent publications, awards, recognition 

Hills, L. (2023), Cultural and Global Contexts of the Professional Standards Framework. Paper presented at the International Conference on Academic Practice in Higher Education (ICAPHE), Muntinlupa City, Philippines, 30 June 2023.

Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) (2023)

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) (2014)

SEDA Scholarship and Research Committee member

Editorial Board member: Innovations in Education and Teaching International.

Advance HE Accreditor