Esther Bissell

Position
Staff
Job title
Communities and Partnerships Officer, Lifelong Learning Centre

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My role

I help groups of adults explore their options in education. I work closely with community organisations across Leeds and Wakefield, with a particular focus on groups that are under-represented in Higher Education.
  
Through taster sessions and outreach visits, I provide information for adults about the opportunities that exist for them to explore if higher education is something they might like to pursue. 
 
I work in partnership with a wide range of statutory and voluntary sector organisations and continually look for ways to add value to the vital work they do.

Research interests

I have particular interests around asset-based community development, health inequalities and the links between education and health outcomes.

I am listed as an external co-investigator on a research project which looks at addressing health inequalities. This is a pilot evaluation on healthy eating intervention.