Stranmillis announces appointment of new Visiting Professors

Following the retirement of Prof. Elizabeth Wood and Prof. Colleen McLaughlin  as Visiting Professors at Stranmillis University College, the College is delighted to announce that Prof. Lynn Ang from University College London (UCL) and Prof. Adam  Boddison, CEO of APM (Association for Project Management) have been appointed as our new Visiting Professors 2022-2024.

Prof. Ang  is Pro-Director and Vice-Dean of Research and Development at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, leading and managing over 150 staff and 5 research centres, including the Centre for Doctoral Education. She brings with her extensive international experience in the Higher Education sector and is a Principal Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Professor Ang’s expertise is early years and primary education with specialist interests in early childhood education, early learning, educational, social and global inequalities, teacher education, workforce development, policy development, and the interdisciplinary fields of early childhood education and international development. Her research is focused on the social, cultural and policy influences on education in preschools, schools and home-based settings.

Prior to his current role as CEO of APM, Prof. Boddison has been CEO of of nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs), Chair of the Whole School SEND Consortium and a Founding Director of the Centre for Professional Education (University of Warwick). In addition to his leadership and organisational management skills, Prof Boddison brings expertise in inclusive education and early years, special education needs and disabilities and online learning.  Prof Boddison was awarded the OBE for services to children and young people with SEND in the King’s New Years Honours.

Welcoming the appointment of the new Visiting Professors (who visited the College before Christmas), Stranmillis Principal and CEO, Prof. Jonathan Heggarty commented, “Professors Ang and Boddison bring a wealth of experience and expertise which the College can tap in to as we continue to grow and develop our research and scholarship activity, building on our existing strengths.  We look forward to working with them over the coming years.”