Academic biography

Dr Clare Gormley is a Senior Academic Developer with Dublin City University (DCU) Teaching Enhancement Unit where she manages the academic development team and leads a range of professional development opportunities to support academics in developing, researching, and achieving recognition for their teaching practice. She has a particular interest in Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) and her doctoral research focuses on perceptions of CBL among those leading its implementation. A strong believer in the importance of professional recognition of teaching, Clare led the Advance HE Fellowship Supported Journey at DCU 2023-2025 and is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA) and a Fellow of SEDA (FSEDA).

Throughout her career in higher education, Clare has supported staff with curriculum design processes and encouraged the research and sharing of educational practice. Clare has facilitated multiple professional learning initiatives for the DCU Futures and ECIU projects to support staff with embedding CBL in teaching practice and is Chair of the DCU CBL Working Group.