Lara S.

Lara S. is a Specialist Study Skills Tutor at Oxford Brookes University since January 2020, providing learning development tutorials for students across various academic levels. Prior to this role, Lara worked as a Freelance Project Coordinator/Administrator from April 2013 to April 2020, managing administrative tasks for a charity, a private individual, and an online school while also offering higher education study skills and assistive technology training. Lara's experience includes serving as an MSc Course Administrator at the University of Oxford from June 2008 to March 2013, where responsibilities included course coordination and student support, and working at Oxfam from October 2005 to March 2008 in HIV communications and humanitarian resource programs. Earlier career roles involved parliamentary and policy research, along with experience as a bookseller. Lara holds multiple degrees, including a Master’s in Education from Oxford Brookes University, a Master's in Sustainable Development from Middlesex University, an Honours degree in Gender and Transformation, and a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Cape Town.