Dr Sandra Varey
Educational Developer (Global)Research Overview
Sandra Varey is an Educational Developer within the Curriculum and Education Development Academy (CEDA), based at the Lancaster University Bailrigg campus. She has over twenty years’ experience of working in UK further and higher education, as both a researcher and educator. Sandra is part of the programme team delivering the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Practice, for which she convenes the modules entitled ‘Developing Educational Practice’ and ‘Curriculum Design and Development’. She also works closely with Lancaster University colleagues based at international partner campuses to support the development of educational practice for members of staff involved in teaching and learning activities. Sandra has undertaken and published research and evaluation in the fields of Education and Health Research, including in relation to adult literacy, ageing, palliative care, and mental health and wellbeing.
A Home For Grief
19/10/2020 → 16/06/2021
Research
Together an Active Future programme evaluation
01/01/2019 → …
Research
Macmillan 7-day Specialist Advice and Assessment programme evaluation
01/08/2018 → …
Research
Testing New Models of Care: An Evaluation of the Lancashire and Cumbria Innovation Alliance NHS Test Bed
01/03/2016 → 30/06/2018
Research
Integrated and Supportive Palliative Care
01/12/2015 → 31/10/2016
Research
Connections of Workplace Cultures, Patient Safety and Dignity
01/08/2014 → 19/12/2014
Other
Older people and social isolation
01/01/2014 → 30/04/2014
Research
Thoracic Epidural analgesia versus Rectus Sheath Catheters: an embedded qualitative study within a clinical trial
01/11/2013 → 31/10/2014
Research
Virtuous Cycles: Wound care solutions for older adults
01/08/2013 → 31/01/2014
Research
Both sides of the fence: using action research to improve end of life care for prisoners
01/06/2013 → 31/05/2016
Research
Design Thinking 4 Higher Education
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Parkinson's UK conference 2020
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Exploring the power of combinatorial health technologies to support self-management of COPD amongst older people.
Oral presentation
Lancashire and Cumbria Innovation Alliance Test Bed: Lessons learned
Oral presentation
'Nothing about me without me’: achieving meaningful patient and public involvement (PPI) in a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)
Oral presentation