About
Research
Email: laura.minogue@stmarys.ac.uk
Biography
I am responsible for academic professional development at St Mary's University. I lead the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice and the Advance HE Fellowships Programme. I contribute to the development of University policy and create resources to support academic staff – for example the Personal Tutoring Hub on SMILE. My team and I organise the annual Festival of Learning and Teaching.
Previous roles
I have worked at St Mary's since 2013. Prior to that I held a number of roles including Secondary School Teacher, Fundraising Professional, Research Assistant.
Hobbies
I love walks in nature, swimming and Pilates. I play the violin with family and friends.
Qualifications and accreditations
- MA in MFL Education
- PGCE
- BA (Hons) French and Italian.
Membership of professional bodies
- SFHEA - Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- CeP - Certified Professional of Learning Development.
Research
Research profile
Publications
- Minogue, L., and Price, M., (2025*) From the academic encounter to a curated space: developing relational pedagogy, in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press
- Minogue, L (2024) Arts-based pedagogy on the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, ReflectED special issue, St Mary’s Journal of Education https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/research/areas/education-and-teaching/reflected/about.aspx
- Advance HE Fellowship blog (2021) Working in Education means constantly adapting and improving what you do, https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/working-education-means-constantly-adapting-and-improving-what-you-do
- Minogue, L., Murphy, C., & Salmons, K., (2018) Embedding Learning Development: a model for collaborative practice, Journal for Learning Development in Higher Education, Vol 13.