Dr. Melanie-Marie Haywood is an international higher education consultant with a passion for academic development, and quality in education. She has worked across the field of education, in primary, secondary, and higher education in the Caribbean and the UK. She has specialised in curriculum development, assessment, and quality enhancement of higher education provision in Trinidad and the UK for a number of years working as a consultant, and senior manager in academia.

She currently serves as the Director for Education Development at Birmingham City University (UK), where she is responsible for the support and enhancement of teaching and learning across the institution, both culturally and strategically. She also leads on a number of strategic initiatives for anti-racism in other HEI's where she is responsible for developing strategic outcomes for Race equity, awareness, and accountability.

 

She keeps connected to the Caribbean through active research, writing, and capacity building for HEI's.