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Natasha Rust is a Senior Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes at the Language Centre, University of Leeds, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. She has been a key member of the Language Centre since 2012, teaching and leading modules for foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and research students. She also provides language and academic literacy support in the School of Chemistry and the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Her research interests focus on English for Academic Purposes in STEM contexts, curriculum and pedagogical design, and the influence of second language acquisition beliefs on course development in higher education. She is an active member of the BALEAP STEM Special Interest Group and part of the pedagogical linguistics satellite within the Language at Leeds network.
She holds an MA in Linguistics from the University of Leeds, a CELTA from the University of Liverpool, and a BA in Psychology and Criminology from the University of Liverpool. Her professional membership includes BALEAP.
- MA Linguistics, University of Leeds
- CELTA, University of Liverpool
- BA Psychology and Criminology, University of Liverpool
Natasha serves as Deputy Director of Student Education in the Language Centre, where she leads on strategic priorities, student communications, and student voice initiatives. She is also the named APT lead for the Language Centre, contributing to staff development and educational leadership.
Her professional service includes organizing roles in the BALEAP STEM Special Interest Group, which fosters collaboration among EAP practitioners in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, promotes good practice, and encourages research into linguistic features in STEM education.
No scientific awards or recent peer-reviewed articles are listed in the provided text, though she has contributed to conference papers. She has not advised any named students in the available information.
