Sarah leads the Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Education team, where she is responsible for the strategic management and development of administrative, technical, student support and teaching support services for learning and teaching across the institute. She provides strategic advice and develops and implements delivery strategies to fulfil the Institute’s objectives related to undergraduate and taught postgraduate learning, teaching and student experience, working closely with colleagues and teams across the University to support EFI’s interdisciplinary and collaborative approach.
A graduate of the University of Edinburgh herself, with an MA (Hons) in French and English Literature, Sarah has 11 years’ experience working in Higher Education supporting the development and delivery of taught programmes and overseeing student experience across the University, with previous experience leading teams in the Schools of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Biological Sciences and the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences. She was also Design Lead for the Student Administration and Support strand of the Service Excellence Programme, with a remit to lead and support projects to improve and streamline the student and staff experience across the University before coming to the Futures Institute.