Miss Heather Lawrence

Personal statement

As Faculty Manager for Humanities for Social Sciences, Heather holds a pivotal role in advising and supporting the Executive Dean and Associate Principal to develop and implement HaSS' strategy for 2025 and beyond. Heather leads a large multi-functional area comprising eight centres and six School-based teams responsible for ensuring that all operations, policies and procedures are strategically aligned with the University’s overall strategic ambitions. Heather has worked at Strathclyde since 2009 starting in the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) which transitioned into the Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children in Scotland (CELCIS) in 2011. With a background in service and process design, she joined the University’s Business Improvement Team in 2013 and was Head of Continuous Improvement prior to returning to the HaSS Faculty. Heather has been fortunate to have been involved in several transformative programmes and initiatives (Single Campus Project, transitioning from SIRCC to CELCIS, design of the business improvement approach at Strathclyde, Executive Team Strategic Projects, the early establishment of the Glasgow City Innovation District, and development of Strathclyde’s 2025 vision and strategy). Throughout her career at Strathclyde, Heather has studied part-time and has gained a BA in Business and Management Studies with Distinction, an MBA with distinction and is currently undertaking a PhD in organisational strategy and delivery. She has co-authored two publications on benefits realisation management for higher education funded by the Leadership Foundation which has been recommended as ‘best practice’ by University’s Scotland and Office for Students in England. Heather is Deputy Chair for the charity SiMBA which provides crucial support to families who have suffered the loss of a baby during pregnancy, or shortly after birth.