Presenter Profile

Tom Burns

Session Title(s)

(Re)Imagining Higher Education: An Inspirational Guide for Academics

Biography

Tom Burns has always been interested in theatre and the arts and their role in teaching and learning. When young, Tom led the Hainault Action Group setting up adventure playgrounds and devising Community Events and Festivals for the local community. Whilst still a student Tom set up and ran the first International Dario Fo Festival – with symposium, theatre workshops for students and local people and full dramatic performances by the Fo-Rame theatre troupe of The Tiger’s Tale and The Boss’s Funeral.

Currently Tom is Senior Lecturer, SFHEA, CeLP, University Teaching Fellow and CATE – and co-lead of the (Re)ImaginingHE research project.

Last modified: 17/04/2023