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Mara Fuertes Gutierrez

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Lecturer in Spanish for the Open University's Faculty of Education and Languages. Mara is a Lecturer in Spanish at theOpen University, and before thenwas a Senior Lecturer in Spanish at Leeds Becket University for a number of years, carrying out several roles, includingPeriod Abroad Academic Leader andCourse Leader for all the Languages Full-Time Undergraduate Courses. She has held several research fellowships, including a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Manchester funded by the Spanish government, and taught Spanish at several institutions, namely the Instituto Cervantes in Manchester. Over hercareer, she has received several prizes, amongst others two Undergraduate Extraordinary Academic Achievement Awards and a PhD Academic Achievement Award. In addition, she hasbeen nominated or shortlisted for several “Achieving Excellence Awards” (granted by Leeds Beckett University) and “Golden Robes” (granted by the Student Union at Leeds Beckett University) including Innovative Teacher of the Year (2010); Course Leader of the Year (2012); Fantastic Feedback (2015); Innovative Tutor (2015); Motivator of the Year (2015); Personal Tutor (2015).