Tina McKee
Senior Lecturer in Law (Legal Education)Profile
Tina is passionate about the potential of Higher Education to transform the lives of students from all backgrounds. She seeks to support and challenge students to succeed in their studies, to make the most of university, and to aspire to meaningful careers.
Career Details
Tina is a qualified solicitor with a background in private client work. She started her academic career at the University of Central Lancashire where she taught law to students on both undergraduate and postgraduate (both academic and professional) courses for over twenty years. As Course Leader for year 1 undergraduate students on UCLan's law courses, she led effective curriculum development and legal education initiatives to enhance students' learning from the outset of their degree studies. She joined Lancaster University Law School in September 2022 to lead on their skills development and widening participation work. Tina has been a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2017.
Research Overview
Scholarship interests
Tina's scholarship interests are in skills development; widening participation; equality, diversity and inclusion; decolonising the curriculum; and legal education.
External Roles
External examinerships:
2022 - BPP Law School, Waterloo, London
2021 - Liverpool John Moores University
2017-2021 University of Portsmouth
2017-2021 University of Sunderland
Student voice on decolonisation in the Law School
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2023
Research
The Law School Skills Project - Stage 1
01/10/2022 → 31/12/2023
Research
The Law School Widening Participation Project - Stage 1
01/10/2022 → 31/12/2023
Research
Lancaster University Education Conference: Reimagining Assessment and Feedback
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
English Legal System and Methods Teaching: Co-Creating decolonised teaching materials
Invited talk
BPP Law School, Waterloo - external examiner
Examination
Liverpool John Moores University - external examiner
Examination
University of Portsmouth - external examiner
Examination
University of Sunderland - external examiner
Examination
Chris Gale Memorial Prize for Best Joint Paper at the Association of Law Teachers Conference
Prize (including medals and awards)
National Teaching Fellowship - institutional nominee from the University of Central Lancashire
Other distinction
Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Equality and Diversity, Boston
Prize (including medals and awards)
University Star Award - shortlisted for Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, University of Central Lancashire
Other distinction
University Star Award - shortlisted for Student Experience, University of Central Lancashire
Other distinction
University Star Award - shortlisted for From the Earth to the Sun, University of Central Lancashire
Other distinction
Golden Roses Award - shortlisted for Leader of the Team of the Year, University of Central Lancashire
Other distinction
Golden Roses Award - shortlisted for Academic Advisor of the Year, University of Central Lancashire
Other distinction