Dr. Rachel Spacey Email & Phone Number

Bingham, GB

Plan and delivers an effective programme of policy, research and public affairs work, with a strong emphasis on engagement and communication with members, networks and other external stakeholders.

Co-opted member. Voluntary role on the AAB to help the Engagement Team continuously improve the services provided to all members of the Alumni Association and support delivery of the university strategy.

Lincoln Academy Of Learning And Teaching/Lincoln Higher Education Research Institute

Institutional researcher at a post-1992 university. Led on the Access and Participation Plan Evaluation Project (APPEP) to fulfil the university’s commitment to evaluating its APP. Set up the Widening Participation Community of Practice of colleagues working in this important area. The Community of Practice is a helping community which connects members, so.

Vice Chancellor's Office

Researched the student experience in Higher Education in the Vice Chancellor’s Office. The findings from the main stage of fieldwork were shared at the European Educational Research Association conference, ECER 2017 in Copenhagen and at the British Educational Research Association conference held at the University of Sussex, September 2017. I also.

School Of Education

Researcher on the Postgraduate Experience Project (PEP) funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) where I worked with Dr. Andrea Abbas (University of Bath). Institutional researcher for the University of Lincoln and completed much of the IR role for the University of Wolverhampton. This consortium project was conceived and led by.

Loughborough University

Senior Research Associate in LISU, Centre for Information Management 2012-14.Researcher on the MAIPLE project. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] it explored Internet access in public libraries in the UK including issues of content control, ethics and digital inclusion. An academic journal article which emerged from that project was.

Leicester, United Kingdom

I worked in a number of research roles from 2004 -2012. Research Officer - providing research expertise and advice in relation to project work and tenders; Managing research and development projects using Prince II; Writing for varied audiences in publications, reports, tenders; Training and supporting peer researchers; Building relationships with.

Department Of Information Science

Researcher on the Biblio.for.mEDA Project working with Prof. Anne Goulding. The project was funded under the European Commission’s Leonardo da Vinci programme. The project was coordinated by IAL Nazionale, Italy and was carried out in collaboration with partners from Cyprus, Italy, Hungary, Romania and Latvia. This project compared and analysed best.

Loughborough

Research: Data entry and statistical analysis of questionnaires using SPSS for Prof. Jack Meadows. Literature searching and review for a report on scholarly communication led by LISU. Teaching: Assisting undergraduate students in computer lab sessions. Marking undergraduate reports. Facilitating seminars on Research Methodologies with postgraduate students.

Museum Of Nottingham Life At Brewhouse Yard; Nottingham Castle; Sneinton Library

I worked for Nottingham City Council in a number of temporary/casual roles whilst undertaking postgraduate study at Loughborough University. This included working unsupervised in a number of public libraries across Nottingham predominantly at Sneinton library where I worked on a casual basis for two years and at the Museum of Nottingham Life.

Nottingham Central Library

I worked as a library assistant in the Business section of Nottingham Central Library on a one year placement to gain pre-library school experience prior to undertaking a postgraduate library and information degree. The post provided me with the opportunity to gain practical hands on experience of providing a library and information service to the public.

Stapleford Library

Part time maternity cover post. Providing a library and information service to the public which included answering enquiries and assisting library users with ICT.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Library

Temporary post in an academic library whilst I began postgraduate study also at Nottingham Trent University.

Phd, Library And Information Science, Passed With Minor Corrections.

External examiner was Professor Peter Brophy, OBE, Professor of Information Management, Manchester Metropolitan University. Awarded 2004.

Pgdip, Leadership, Distinction

Completed the two year Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership in LIBS at the University of Lincoln whilst employed as a researcher at the.

Pgcert, Education (Mentoring And Coaching), Merit

Completed the PG Cert Ed (Mentoring and Coaching) in 2019. Awarded Merit 2020.

Ma Adult Literacy, Family Literacy And Learning

Completed one module in MA Adult Literacy - Family Literacies. Distinction.

Ma, Information And Library Studies

Ma, Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: Women's Officer in Student's Union.

Ba Hons., Politics And History

Activities and Societies: Women's Officer in Student's Union, 1995.