Nursing and Midwifery staff
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Rhiannon Lockley
Foundation year Lecturer
Rhiannon’s primary focus as a lecturer is equality and widening participation. I believe access to education for all is essential for democracy and a healthy society. She grew up in the Black Country and studied in the West Midlands, graduating from Aston University in Psychology and Sociology in 2001 followed by an MA in...
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Kar Lok Koo
Academic Technology Enhanced Learning Support Technician
With broad-ranging experience in filming and teaching, along with a robust understanding of video production, Lok confidently assists and instructs students and staff in the use of equipment and facilities. His expertise extends beyond teaching, including industry experience which has equipped him to deliver high-quality...
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Jessica Lowe
Foundation Year Lecturer
Jessica joined the ADD (Academic Development Department) in 2019 as a Lecturer on the HELS Foundation Year Programme. Her role is to lead and develop modules to support students on their journey on the Foundation Year Programme. Prior to joining BCU, she has worked in a FE and HE institution teaching students on a range of...
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Claire Lynch
Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Claire has a clinical background in Neuroscience Nursing. She enjoys working across different areas relating to both medical and surgical nursing skills but has a keen interest in trauma, high dependency and acute care. Claire worked her way through nursing roles from a health care assistant 15 years ago, undertaking her...
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Laura Maguire
Course lead for MSc Enhancing Neonatal Care and MSc Neonatal Critical Care
Laura has worked at BCU since 2021, has completed her PGCert in Teaching and Learning – Higher Education and is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. She qualified as a registered Children’s Nurse in 2009 and chose to specialise in neonatal nursing working as a Junior Sister in a busy Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. During this...
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Laura Maguire
Senior Lecturer – Post Qualifying Practice Department
Laura’s professional background is in midwifery and health visiting. She has worked in both hospital and community settings, here in the UK and in Australia. She joined Birmingham City University in 2014 as a PhD student and Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant (GRTA). Her interests include offering excellence in...
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Francesca Male
Lecturer
Fran is a Lecturer within the Department of Children and Young People’s health, which she joined in February 2024. She graduated as a Children’s Nurse after completing the DipHE Child Nursing at De Montfort University in Leicester in 2009. Her career began working on the Neonatal Unit at Birmingham Women’s Hospital where she...
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Marianna Mancini
Assistant Lecturer in Midwifery
Marianna has worked as a midwife in a delivery suite for 14 years. For the first half of her working life, she was based in Italy, the country of her birth. However, she chose to leave Italy as she felt undervalued, and that there were a lack of opportunities for professional growth. Here in the UK, Marianna had the...
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Robert Mapp
Associate Professor of Nursing & Midwifery
Rob has worked at Birmingham City University since 2010. He is passionate about student engagement and how this relates to attrition. Rob is a proud advocate for Nursing at BCU and is currently working on several projects within the university that involve both students and staff.
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David Maynard
Education Facilitator / Numeracy Support Coordinator
David has been a member of the ADD (Academic Development Department) for over fifteen years. His core role is Numeracy Support Co-ordinator. In this role he supports faculty students in numeracy and mathematics learning. David also advises faculty staff on issues around mathematics learning and teaching. David's background...