Dr Linda Wilkinson
BA (Hons), PGCE, MA, EdD, SFHEA
School of Education
Teaching Associate Education
Teaching Associate in Education
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
+44 114 222 8124
Full contact details
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Research interests
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Dr Wilkinson’s research focuses on higher education policy and practice, with interests in teaching excellence, higher education reform, and the impact of marketisation on academic work and student experience. She is particularly committed to questions of equity, inclusion, and widening participation, reflecting a long-standing dedication to social justice in education.
Her work specifically examines the systemic barriers encountered by working-class individuals and other marginalised groups, and how these shape access, participation, and success in higher education.
She also explores relational approaches to teaching and learning, curriculum innovation, and student engagement, drawing on critical theory, narrative inquiry, and arts-based research methods, including critical portraiture methodology.
Her Doctorate in Education (EdD) critically examined the limitations of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in England and its implications for the future of higher education as a public good.
- Teaching interests
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Dr Wilkinson teaches across sociology and social policy, globalising education, and professional development and practice-based inquiry modules. She also supervises Masters, EdD and PhD students, supporting them in developing their independent research.
Her teaching is informed by a commitment to inclusive and relational education, encouraging students to think critically, engage with global perspectives, and connect theory with practice.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
- Advance HE
- British Educational Research Association (BERA)