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Clare Hughes is a Senior Lecturer (Education) at Queen's University Belfast's School of Nursing and Midwifery. She specializes in midwifery and nursing education innovation, focusing on student wellbeing, simulation-based learning, and sustainable healthcare practices. Her research addresses resilience-building for undergraduate students, interprofessional collaboration, and maternal health education.
Key projects include the Wellbeing Shelf initiative (a digital resilience resource) and co-designing podcasts on Sustainable Development Goals for healthcare students. She actively collaborates with organizations like the Royal College of Midwives and contributes to national healthcare education standards through roles in the NMC and Queen's University policy groups.
- Recipient of 2024 Queen's Team Teaching Award
- Gold Award for Mental Health Initiatives (2024)
- Over 50 peer-reviewed publications since 2008
- Leading expert in simulation-based midwifery training
Her teaching focuses on bridging theory-practice gaps through immersive learning, while her advocacy work emphasizes courage in healthcare practice and midwifery professionalism.
