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Bridgette Bewick
Bridgette Bewick (she/her) holds a chair in psychological health, wellbeing and student education at the University of Leeds. She’s a British and Aotearoa New Zealand citizen. From a working-class background, she was the first in her family to achieve the New Zealand equivalent of GCSE and study at university. Bridgette’s an LGBTQIA+ role model at the university who is passionate about increasing bivisiblity in higher education. Her international career is dedicated to advancing our understanding of developing and implementing compassionate pedagogies, facilitating belonging, supporting wellbeing and reducing mental distress and injustice within higher education.
3 pieces
Newest first, since August 2025
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Transformation in higher education cannot run on goodwill alone
Bridgette Bewick and Sarah Hubbard argue that sustainable transformation in higher education depends on creating greater clarity about authority, responsibility, agency and what roles can realistically be expected to hol
With Sarah Hubbard
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To break the pattern of rigid higher education leadership we must move away from compliance and towards curiosity
Sarah Hubbard and Bridgette Bewick describe what a leadership and governance culture of inquiry might look like in higher education, as a way to navigate uncertainty and change
With Sarah Hubbard
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HE transformation will only succeed when its people feel safe, supported and connected
As the HE sector faces pressure to “transform”, Bridgette Bewick and Sarah Hubbard argue that it is compassion that will make transformation sustainable
With Sarah Hubbard