Pre-University: Humanities

Dr John Gordon is a Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning, where he has taught philosophy and the humanities since 1989. John received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh in 1998. He has a particular interest in interdisciplinary study, and the connections between philosophy, literature, art and music. As an experienced teacher, John has helped a wide range of students engage with challenging academic material in an accessible and appealing way. John has written and taught a range of courses for the University, ranging from ancient literature and history to contemporary philosophy.   

Caroline Dunford is currently a Teaching Fellow on the International Foundation Programme and for Lifelong Learning. After her first degree, she did a post graduate diploma in business management. She then trained as a journalist and worked for several of Scotland’s national newspapers. Later, she did a further degree in Psychology before qualifying as a psychotherapist, counsellor, and supervisor, practising for over a decade. Caroline is a working author who has published over thirty novels to date and had several plays produced, some internationally. Recently, Caroline achieved an MSc in Forensic Psychology and is now undertaking a PhD with the Open University.

Dr Nicky Melville is a poet, writer, researcher, and educator with a PhD in English Literature (Creative Writing) from the University of Glasgow. He is a part-time Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing at the Centre for Open Learning at the University of Edinburgh, and a part-time Lecturer in Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of Glasgow. His teaching expertise covers 20th and 21st century poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction (especially experimental and avant-garde) and is led by innovative pedagogy. Melville's career as an educator spans twenty years and covers a range of settings: universities, adult education, community learning centres, schools and prisons.