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Peter D’Sena has been acknowledged by his disciplinary community as a leader in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): he was elected to be the first President of SoTL’s European branch for History (2017-22); and Vice President (Education) of the Royal Historical Society (2020-22). His key contributions are borne from his enduring commitment, over four decades, to equality and inclusion. As a writer of ‘Curriculum 2000’ for schools, he championed the introduction of Black history; now he continues to lecture and write on decolonising the curriculum. His innovative resources for those ‘New to Teaching’ are used in the UK and beyond; his contributions to QAA Benchmark Statements inform undergraduate provision; his expertise brings work chairing inspections for European quality assurance agencies. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research; a Principal Fellow of the HEA; and on the Advisory Board of the New Cambridge History of Britain. Most recently, his historical enquiry has seen him give presentations on ethnomusicology and the delta blues, and, more locally, presentations on the history of Bayfordbury, home of the University of Hertfordshire's largest, yet least visited campus.
External positions
External Examiner, Higher Education Practice, HEI: Keele University
1 Sept 2021 → …
Vice-President (Education), Royal Historical Society
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022
External Examiner (Modern History), The University of Wolverhampton
1 Sept 2018 → 31 Aug 2022
Academic Developer, University of East London
22 Sept 2014 → 22 Sept 2015
Discipline Lead for History, Archaeology and Classics, Higher Education Academy
1 Sept 2011 → 31 Aug 2014
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Projects
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Work-based placements in history: an investigation of models of good practice in student outcomes
3/02/16 → 31/07/16
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Chair, Lead Author and Editor: Evaluation Report Study Field History (three-year re-evaluation), at Vytautas Magnus University, for the Centre for Quality Assessment in HE (SKVC), Lithuania
D'Sena, P., Lazaris, S. & Greniewska, N., 27 Mar 2024, SKVC (National Centre for Quality Assurance in HE), Lithuania. 29 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Accreditation Expert Group Report on Cluster of Higher Education Programmes: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
D'Sena, P., 13 Jan 2023, 70 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Decolonizing the History of Coffee
Morris, J. & D'Sena, P., 1 Jul 2022, Standart Magazine, 26, p. 68-80 12 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Decolonising the Curriculum: contexts and strategies
D'Sena, P., 1 May 2021, Teaching History for the Contemporary World: Tensions, Challenges and Classroom Experiences in Higher Education: Tensions, Challenges and Classroom Experiences in Higher Education. Nye, A. & Clark, J. (eds.). Australia: Springer Nature , p. 29-41 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Decolonising the Curriculum: Contemplating Academic Culture(s), Practices and Strategies for Change, in Learning Connections 2019: Spaces, People, Practice, University College Cork
D'Sena, P., 1 Dec 2019, p. 58-62. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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