University lecturer awarded HEA International Scholarship

Dr Suanne Gibson, who leads the University’s BA Education Studies programme, has today been awarded an International Scholarship from the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Each of the five recipients will be given funding to undertake investigations outside of the UK and to share their findings within the UK sector at the end of the scholarship. This is Dr Gibson’s latest accolade, after she became the 14th Plymouth academic to be awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from the HEA in 2012. She said: “This award raises the profile of my work on the question of inclusive education to an international level. I hope my aim to develop a critical pedagogy for relationship in inclusive education will make a difference to the education experiences of all our students, nationally and internationally. It also supports the University’s internationalisation agenda, which is resulting in our world class research and teaching being recognised across the globe. Dr Gibson specialises in disability, special educational needs (SEN) and critical pedagogy.