Nicola is Associate Professor in Academic Practice, based both in the School of Education and in the Durham Centre for Academic Development (https://www.dur.ac.uk/dcad/forstaff/. Her role focuses on researching learning, teaching and assessment in higher education and educational development for Durham staff, in particular in the context of the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice. She is a qualified school teacher and worked in Modern Foreign Languages (Newcastle University, Sunderland University, Freie Universität Berlin, Open University) before moving into an academic development role.
