Helen Hewertson

Helen Hewertson is a Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Social Science. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy who has taught at various levels and to learners with various abilities and ages. She is course leader on the Foundation Year programme in the School, and is module leader for several modules. Helen also supervises Psychology dissertations and does guest lectures for Sociology. She is involved in the Education research group and her main publications are around educational research and equity and how this intersects with psychology and sociology. She is also interested in media representation and culture. Her current research is on transitions to university and the strengths mature students bring to Higher Education.