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Claire Saunders

Claire Saunders

Professional biography

Dr Claire Saunders is a Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor (Education) at The Open University. She is based in the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport. 

Claire is also Director of PRAXIS, the Scholarship and Innovation Centre in the OU's Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, leading on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning across the Faculty. Having started her career as a primary school teacher, Claire has worked in Higher Education for 15 years. 

Her ongoing research interests relate to the ways in which universities can build sustainable writing and research cultures. Claire also regularly leads writing workshops and retreats for colleagues, helping them to explore the writing process and to develop practices that support their writing and research.