Sara Hattersley

Sara Hattersley is an Associate Professor and Programme Lead at the University of Warwick's Academic Development Centre, specializing in professional development for postgraduate researchers who teach. She serves as course leader for the APP PGR programme and Warwick Postgraduate Teaching Community Contact, with extensive responsibilities across teaching accreditation pathways.

Her educational background includes:

• BA Hons (University of York)
• MA Post-compulsory Education (University of Nottingham)
• PGA TEL (University of Warwick)
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Her research centers on transformative educational practices, particularly technology-enhanced curriculum design where flipped classrooms and e-portfolios capture emotional dimensions of learning. She champions inclusive pedagogy, student co-creation of curricula, and social justice frameworks that position lifelong learning as a vehicle for equity. Her work bridges theoretical innovation with practical implementation across higher education contexts.

Her teaching excellence has been recognized through:

• Three Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence nominations (commended 2010, 2015)
• 2022 Collaborative Award commendation with Warwick PTC team
• National CATE Award (2022) as Learning and Development Centre Unit member

Sara mentors PGR teachers through the community of practice she founded while advising institutional policy on GTA contracts. Her national impact extends through the GTA Developer Network where she collaborates with UCL, Sheffield, and Hull to shape postgraduate teaching standards. Current external examiner roles at Lancaster and previous work at York demonstrate her sector-wide influence on teaching quality assurance.