Kate Coulson
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution
BPP University
Job Title
Associate Dean, Associate Professor
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Biography
Kate is Associate Dean at BPP University. She is an Advance HE Senior Fellow, a Certified Leading Practitioner in Learning Development, a National Teaching Fellow (NTF), a Collaborative Award in Teaching Excellence (CATE) winner and an Associate Professor in Educational Practice. Kate joined the ALDinHE Steering Group in 2019 as Secretary and became Co-Chair in 2023 and Chair in 2025. Kate’s background includes working for City of London Law Firms and Investment Banks. She moved into higher education nearly 20 years ago; in her current role she is able to utilise her corporate experience alongside her academic credentials which she really enjoys. Kate undertakes research upon a wide variety of areas: resilience, student attainment, progression and retention, CPD, the award gap, as well as the impact of Learning Development.