Dr Claire Thomson
Executive Dean Learning, Teaching and Student Success
BA(Hons) MPhil PhD FHEA
Dr Claire Thomson offers strategic leadership and management in the area of learning and teaching, student engagement and graduate outcomes. She has established The Hub, a purposely-equipped, student-facing support centre, designed around new and innovative ways of working to implement the strategic aims of the University. Claire leads a dynamic team with responsibility for all aspects of student support, teaching and learning excellence, and graduate outcomes.
Claire and the wider Hub team implement research-informed enhancement across Lincoln Bishop University, creating transformative experiences, embedding student engagement projects, and developing skills to support academic study and employability. Claire is committed to the continuous professional development of Lincoln Bishop University staff, to ensure an accessible, inclusive, personalised student experience, and high-quality delivery of teaching and learning for which the University has a sector-leading reputation.
Claire’s research background is in medieval studies, but current research interests are in the area of learning and teaching in higher education and the development of new methodologies for the delivery of effective and engaging learning, teaching and assessment. Research interests focus on the development of student-centred, blended learning approaches that utilise digital technologies and new methodologies for the delivery of effective and engaging learning, teaching and assessment. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Claire joined the University in 2000.
Earlier this year, Bishop Grosseteste University was given permission by the Office for Students (OfS) to change its name to Lincoln Bishop University. This process of change may take a little time to work through, so while we are busy making all the necessary changes, you may find that you see both names used in our information and communications.