Professor Claire Hughes
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Biography
Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students (Faculty of Sciences), Deputy Head of Department (Environment and Geography)
Claire Hughes joined York in 2011 from the University of East Anglia where she gained her PhD and then worked as a post-doctoral research associate focusing on marine biogeochemistry in polar regions. Claire also holds an MSc in ‘Chemical Oceanography’ from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia (Canada), and a BSc (hons) in ‘Marine Biology’ (first class) from the University of Newcastle. Claire transferred to a teaching and scholarship contract in 2020 to follow her passion for learning and teaching. She was promoted to Professor (Teaching and Scholarship) in 2021.
Claire is currently Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students in the Faculty of Sciences at York. She is also Deputy Head of Department in the Department of Environment and Geography. Previously she was Director of Learning and Teaching in the Department of Environment and Geography, and Director of Education for Environmental Sustainability at York (ESAY). ESAY is a £1.3 million initiative that aims to cohere and boost environmental sustainability teaching, research and operations at the University of York.
Claire is a member of University Teaching Committee (UTC). She was awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award in 2016, Making the Difference award in 2017 and University Rewarding Excellence award in 2020 in recognition of her excellent leadership in learning and teaching.
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