In 2025, the ANTF Committee Members are:
- Chair: Angela O’Sullivan, Independent Member
- Deputy Chair: Zoë Allman, De Montfort University
- Secretary: Jane Setter, University of Reading
- Treasurer: Neil Gordon, University of Hull
- Events Coordinator: Wendy Garnham, University of Sussex
- Deputy Events Coordinator: Earle Abrahamson, Hertfordshire
- Communications Officer: Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University
- Deputy Communications Officer: Jackie Leigh, Edge Hill University
- Pedagogic Research Officer: Haleh Moravej, Independent Member
- Deputy Pedagogic Research Officer: Craig Hammond, Liverpool John Moores University
- Equality and Diversity Officer: Hardeep Kaur Basra, De Montfort University
- Deputy Equality and Diversity Officer: Jo Dawkins, University of Leicester
- Northern Ireland Representative: Richard Beggs, Ulster University
- Scotland Representative: Lois Gray, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Wales Representative: Stephen Rutherford, Cardiff University
Chair: Angela O’Sullivan, Independent Member
Angela O’Sullivan, BSc(Hons), PhD. PFHEA, NTF, IFNTF, CATE is Emerita Professor of Inclusive Practice in Teaching & Learning, De Montfort University, Leicester. Angela has a clear scholarly humanist pedagogy focused around motivation, support and widening access. As an NTF and CATE winner, and co-chair of the Association for Academic Outreach, Angela is also joint CATE liaison officer for the Committee.
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Deputy Chair: Zoë Allman, De Montfort University
Zoë Allman is Professor of Empowering Education, an academic leader passionate about enhancing opportunities for all and developing sector approaches to embedding mental wellbeing. Zoë is an Associate Dean Education at De Montfort University, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA 2018), National Teaching Fellow (NTF 2020), and Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence winner (CATE 2022). As a member of the Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows, Zoë brings her background in media production and creative technologies to the role of Communications Officer.
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Secretary: Jane Setter, University of Reading
Jane Setter is Professor of Phonetics at the University of Reading, UK. She is a National Teaching Fellow and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. Her activities and interests include working with students as partners and with First-Generation Students, the teaching and learning of English phonetics and phonology and English pronunciation, and public engagement with research. She has also successfully supported many learning and teaching-focussed colleagues to win awards and gain promotion.
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Treasurer: Neil Gordon, University of Hull
Neil Gordon is a Reader in Computer Science at the University of Hull in England. Neil is a National Teaching Fellow, and a Principal Fellow of Advance HE. Neil has produced several reports for Advance HE, with significant ones on the way that technology enhanced learning can enable flexible pedagogy, on the role of assessment in education, and on ways to address issues in retention and attainment in computing. His awards include University Teaching Fellowships and awards for scholarship in teaching and learning. His research interests include applications of computer science to enable true technology enhanced learning, issues around sustainable development, as well as more discipline specific work on applications of computer algebra and formal methods. He has published over 50 journal articles, a similar number of refereed conference proceedings, along with a variety of book chapters, reports and other publications.
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Events Coordinator: Wendy Garnham, University of Sussex
Wendy Garnham is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of Student Experience for the Central Foundation Years at University of Sussex. She is both an NTF and a CATE award winner, a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and a Fellow of SEDA. As co-founder of the international Active Learning Network, Wendy’s scholarly interests are dominated by active learning pedagogy. She jointly hosts a regular Community of Practice for anyone interested in Transition into, through and out of Higher Education and has published introductory texts in psychology as well as edited volumes on active learning, transition and outdoor learning.
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Deputy Events Coordinator: Earle Abrahamson, Hertfordshire University
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Communications Officer: Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University
Sue Beckingham is an Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching, National Teaching Fellow, CATE winner, Learning and Teaching Lead in Computing at Sheffield Hallam University, a Visiting Professor at Arden University and a Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University. She is a Principal Fellow of HEA, Senior Fellow of SEDA and a Certified Management and Business Educator, Her research interests include social media for learning and the use of technology to enhance active learning and teaching; and has published and presented this work nationally and internationally as an invited keynote speaker. She is a co-founder of the international #LTHEchat ‘Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Twitter Chat‘.
Deputy Communications Officer: Jackie Leigh, Edge Hill University
My name is Professor Jacqueline Leigh, Registered General Nurse. After working as a senior nurse in Greater Manchester, I transitioned into higher education, progressing from Lecturer Practitioner to Professor of Nursing and Interim Associate Dean (Education and Student Success) at Edge Hill University. An editorial board member of the British Journal of Nursing, I advocate for evidence-based education and have developed innovative teaching approaches to meet workforce needs in nursing, health, and social care. I have received multiple awards, including Advance HE Principal Fellow and National Teaching Fellow. I am a Governor at Liverpool University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and an Executive Coach, supporting individuals to reach their full potential.
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Pedagogic Research Officer: Haleh Moravej, Independent Member
Haleh Moravej is an award-winning, internationally recognised food design futurist, nutritional scientist, social entrepreneur and systems changer. She is Founder and Director of Food Democracy CIC, where food becomes a tool for imagination, participation, and change. Working across classrooms, community kitchens and policy spaces, Haleh brings people together to challenge inequality and co-create fairer and more democratic futures. She is a National Teaching Fellow, CATE Award recipient, Design Council Expert and Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association. Winner of the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education, she champions education that is courageous, creative and rooted in community.
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Deputy Pedagogic Research Officer: Craig Hammond, Liverpool John Moores University
Craig Hammond is Professor of Education and Transformative Practice at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). He directs NETAL (the International Network for Experimental Teaching, Assessment and Learning) and is Deputy Director of the Liverpool Institute for Research in Education (LIFE). His scholarship draws together continental philosophy, critical pedagogy, and autoethnography, with a particular interest in music as a site of transformative experience in higher education. His current monograph, ‘Music, Hope and Transformation through Higher Education: A Psychogeographic Personal Narrative’ (Bloomsbury), advocates for developing inspirational and transformative teaching spaces within and across the university.
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Equality and Diversity Officer: Hardeep Kaur Basra
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Deputy Equality and Diversity Officer: Jo Dawkins, University of Leicester
Jo is an Associate Professor at the University of Leicester, and is a National Teaching Fellow, an Advance HE Senior Fellow, a University Distinguished Teaching Fellow, and recipient of the British Society of Criminology’s National Award for Excellence in Teaching. Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, she develops accessible, student-centred curricula that reflect diverse perspectives and foster belonging. Through innovative problem-based and experiential learning, she supports students from varied backgrounds to develop confidence, autonomy and an interdisciplinary understanding throughout their learning.
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Northern Ireland Representative: Richard Beggs, Ulster University
Richard Beggs is a National Teaching Fellow, Principal Fellow of Higher Education Academy and Certified Member of Association for Learning Technology. At Ulster University he is a Reader in Higher Education Practice and Interim Head of Centre for Professional Practice Enhancement. Having worked in Higher Education for over 20 years in digital learning enhancement and higher education practice developer roles, he aspires to empower others to thrive as effective and inclusive educators, adopt active and collaborative pedagogies and seamlessly integrate appropriate digital technologies into their practice.
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Scottish Representative: Lois Gray, University of the Highlands and the Islands
Lois Gray is a Chartered Electronics Engineer, and senior member of the IEEE’s Education Society. Based at Thurso, she has been lecturing with UHI since 2006 and has held various roles, including Curriculum Leader and Academic Lead Developer. She has over 20 years of industrial design experience. Lois also has extensive experience in delivering distance learning and has taught in China and mentored at the Royal University of Bhutan. Lois promotes women in engineering and donates the yearly Sidney Black Memorial Award. In 2021 she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for inclusive practice. She is devoted to developing the local workforce and champions work-based education.
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Wales Representative: Steve Rutherford, Cardiff University
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