Secondees

A short summary of each secondee's work area plus their contact details.

We are pleased to host secondees from across the University, working on a variety of projects and themes.

If you would like further information, or would like to enquire about a secondment with us, please read the information on secondments in our 'working with us' section. You may also contact our Co Directors (Catherine Bovill and Olivia Eadie) at IADdirector@ed.ac.uk

About our secondments

Secondees and their contacts

Dr Thomas Bak

Thomas's project is: Challenges & opportunities of a global university: optimising support for staff & students

Email: thomas.bak@ed.ac.uk

Dr Pete Evans

Pete's project is 'Teaching & Learning Future Resilience'

Email: peter.evans@ed.ac.uk

Professor Suzanne Ewing - Edinburgh College of Art

Suzanne's project is 'The good project: an exploration of the politics, cultures, habits and constituents of ‘the project’ and project-based learning in higher education + potential for modelling future working practice and interdisciplinary learning-doing.'

Email: kasia.banas@ed.ac.uk

Professor Dave Laurenson

Dave's project is School of Engineering Curriculum Review

Email: dave.laurenson@ed.ac.uk

Dr Cecile Menard – School of Geosciences

Cecile’s project is “Investigating the career paths of researchers in precarious employment”

Email: cecile.menard@ed.ac.uk

Professor Robbie Nicol

Robbie's project is: 'Residential Education Centre development proposal, and research & dissemination activities around emotional literacy'

Email: robbie.nicol@ed.ac.uk

Dr Katie Nicoll Baines - School of Chemistry

Katies's project is 'Evidence Base: Growing the Big Grant Club'

Email: k.nicollbaines@ed.ac.uk

Dr Emily Porth

Emily's project is 'Evidence Base: Growing the Big Grant Club'

Email: emily.porth@ed.ac.uk

Dr Simon Riley – Edinburgh Medical School

Simon’s secondment project is “Every student a researcher, every researcher a teacher” – the ‘Teaching Vision’ strapline. He is also leading on the University’s Student-Led Independently Created Courses (SLICCS) work.

Email: simon.c.riley@ed.ac.uk

Amanda Singleton - Business School

Amanda's project is 'MBA Professional Development Review.

Email: amanda.singleton@ed.ac.uk

Dr Elizabeth Stevenson

Elizabeth's project is: 'Elements and Evidence of Value of Teaching'

Email: e.stevenson@ed.ac.uk

Former secondees

Our former secondees become Associates of the IAD; you can find out details of our Associates at: