Rachel Cunliffe

Rachel’s primary teaching responsibilities are academic skills and biology-related subjects at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She also plays a key role in the development of student support across the University. 

Rachel's first degree in Molecular Biology paved the way for nine years mapping cereal genes at the internationally renowned John Innes Centre in Norwich. Her curiosity for finding information, putting it together and interpreting it led to an MSc in Forensic and Biological Anthropology at Bournemouth, and from there to a demonstrator role at the University of Central Lancashire. Since 2004 her role has evolved to encompass both scientific teaching and developing our students' skills, whether directly through teaching or indirectly through staff development and mentoring.