Our people

Leadership Team:

CLS Team Members including Associates and Affiliates:

Dr Lalith Welamedage

Dr Lalith Welamedage

David Jack

David Jack

Professors Emeriti and Visiting Professors:

Postgraduate researchers:

Portrait of Leonie Charlton

Leonie Charlton

Enquiring Minds Scheme

Below is a list of the members of staff who have completed the Enquiring Minds Scheme allowing with the title of their project -

  • Craig Lowther and Kirsten Grant - The showmanship of teaching
  • Fiona McConnell - Can we develop a standalone chatbot to answer staff queries on technology?
  • Aimie Mackay - Use SharePoint to promote development opportunities for professional services staff
  • Fiona Gunn - How can EMS support the research pathway?
  • Helen Miller - What motivates people to enter a business competition?
  • Keith Lay - The potential for context-heavy corpus of TED talks related to vocabulary for ESOL and other students
  • Chris Lemon - Importance and future prospects of Access to Nursing courses
  • Heather Corpe - What motivates individuals to be interested in protecting the environment?
  • Martin Robinson - Development of a chatbot for students
  • Lynsey Mason - Apps that support executive function
  • Heather Keyes - The critical impact of communications
  • Nina Gatt - Organisational culture that prioritises psychological safety, resilience, and well-being among staff with trauma-affected students
  • Laurie Symon - Explore the viability of a network of student support practitioner level
  • John Mackenzie - Engaging with data - making it useful with visualisations and automation

Research Connect Scheme

Below is a list of the members of staff who have completed the Research Connect Scheme along with the name of their project -

  • Carol Hart - Explore why students continue to express a preference for print library resources over eBooks
  • Keith Lay - Explore how students, especially non-native speakers, can avoid issues with plagiarism and academic integrity while using AI
  • Aimie MacKay - Implementation of a mentoring programme or buddy system at UHI Inverness
  • Martin Robinson - The changing landscape for office tools and applications to allow us to be more efficient and work together effectively