Clair Sweeney
Academic Developer
Address
- Street
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Academic Development, Academic Quality and Standards, Registry Services
Old College, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9YL
Availability
My working days are Monday – Thursday
Background
I am an Academic Developer at the University of Edinburgh, where I lead CPD provision for Graduate Teaching Assistants and serve as Academic Lead for the Introduction to Academic Practice (IntroAP) course, an AdvanceHE accredited route to Associate Fellowship. I have over fifteen years’ experience in undergraduate teaching in the creative arts, I have previously held roles as Undergraduate Programme Director, Lecturer and Technician at the Glasgow School of Art and University of Huddersfield.
I am particularly interested in the impact of small pedagogical choices; how we acknowledge students, design participation, and share power in the classroom, can build a sense of mattering and agency. I see belonging not as a problem to solve for some students, but as a condition we are collectively responsible for creating through everyday educational practice.
Qualifications
PgCert, Professional Development (Higher Education Practice), The University of Huddersfield, 2010
MRes Creative Practice, The Glasgow School of Art, 2007
BA (Hons) Textiles, The Glasgow School of Art, 2004
Responsibilities & affiliations
Founding Fellow, Centre for Belonging in Education, 2026 to present
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 2010