Professor Peter Childs

National Teaching Fellow 2004 Institution at the time of award: University of Gloucestershire Peter Childs was Dean of Research and Professor of Modern English Literature at the University of Gloucestershire. He was previously Academic Dean of Arts and Humanities and Deputy Head of Curriculum in the School of Humanities. His academic work focuses on twentieth-century writing, a field in which he has an extensive record of publications and is currently working on a study of contemporary British fiction for Palgrave Macmillan. His achievements in curriculum development have given rise to a variety of new programmes across the University and pedagogic publications at a national level, while his reputation extends to the international teaching and learning community and Peter is a much sought-after keynote speaker at conferences internationally. His NTFS award project has focused on the accessibility of English degree programme to non-traditional university applicants and the potential benefits to them of a future in Higher Education English Studies.