Professor Lesley-Jane Eales-Reynolds

National Teaching Fellow 2001 Prior to her joining Kingston as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) in July 2012, Professor Lesley-Jane Eales-Reynolds was the Director of Learning, Teaching and Pedagogic Research at the University of Westminster. She received her BSc in Microbiology from the University of Wales and her PhD in Immunology from the University of Bath. After post-doctoral work at the Max Plank institute and St Mary's Hospital, Imperial, she joined the University of Surrey. Professor Reynolds has taught at all levels in a wide range of organisations and has extensive experience of validation and accreditation activities. A professor of immunology and health science education since 2003, she has been part of top-rated RAE submissions since 2001. In 2005, she created the ExPERT, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Portsmouth, with £4.85M funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England. As Director of the ExPERT Centre, she led innovations in teaching and research in the health-related sciences. At Kingston University, Professor Reynolds' portfolio is wide-ranging. She has responsibility for the implementation of every aspect of the institutional education strategy including learning, teaching, quality assurance and enhancement, student support, academic practice and the student experience. She is a founding member and former Chair of the Association of National Teaching Fellows and a past board member of the Higher Education Academy. Her academic interests include critical thinking and authentic assessment.