Lauren Caple

Lauren Caple is a Senior Lecturer and Team Coach at the University of the West of England's Faculty of Business and Law, specializing in enterprise education and entrepreneurship training. She serves as an EDI Lead focusing on the Black-White Awarding Gap and Education for Sustainability, with a particular emphasis on youth engagement in climate action.

• Affiliation: Bristol Business School
• Research Focus: Team coaching, experiential learning, and professional identity development
• Leadership: Board member at Enterprise Educators UK (2018-2021)
• Key Projects: HEIF-funded Climate Action Hub (2023), EE UK sustainability initiative (2023)

Her research explores intersections between entrepreneurship education and social justice, with recent publications analyzing gender dynamics in higher education entrepreneurship and sustainability competency frameworks. She advocates for student-led learning through her work on UWE's pioneering Team Entrepreneurship program.

Scientific awards include:

• Fellow of the International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme (FIEEP)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Board of Directors, Enterprise Educators UK (2018-2021)

Caple combines academic practice with applied projects, having developed teacher CPD programs and international collaborations in Colombia and Georgia. Her current Doctorate of Education thesis focuses on EDI initiatives in higher education.