Dr Pedro Barra
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Department of Applied and Human Sciences
- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
- Penrhyn Road
School Director of Learning and Teaching & Associate Professor
About
Associate Professor at Kingston University's School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, recently appointed as School Director of Learning and Teaching (January 2025).
I hold a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, MSc in Clinical Nutrition and Immunology, PhD in Nutrition Studies, and am a Registered Nutritionist (Nutrition Science) with the Association for Nutrition.
Since joining Kingston in 2007, I've lectured on the BSc Nutrition programme and have been its course leader since 2016.
I completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2009), became an Associate Professor (2014), and achieved Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2015).
I am interested in technology-enhanced learning and how it can be used to create better learning, teaching and assessment experiences for both students and academic staff. This expertise led to my previous appointments as Faculty Blended Learning Leader and Acting Associate Head of eLearning.
My governance experience includes representing the faculty on Academic Council since 2014, serving on the Board of Governors (2022-2025), acting as Faculty Research Ethics Lead (2019-2025), and my current role as Chair of the University Research Ethics Committee (April 2025).
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Kingston University)
- PhD (health/nutrition related) (University of Surrey)
- MSc Clinical Nutrition & Immunology (University of Surrey Roehampton)
- BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics (University of Porto, Portugal)