Marie Clancy
Marie started her academic career in 2010 at the University of Wolverhampton in the children’s nursing team where she studied for her PGCE. She has subsequently worked at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University, in both under and post graduate health care teams.
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Marie is now a senior lecturer in the Academy of Nursing at the University of Exeter where she has created a module looking at the art and history of nursing, in which students explore artworks to further understand patient experiences and complex topics such as palliative care, spirituality and women’s health (you can visit the associated exhibitions here
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Kirsty Cracknell
Kirsty is a newly qualified nurse who graduated from the University of Exeter's Academy of Nursing. She contributed a painting about palliative care to the 2023 'Art and History of Nursing' exhibition associated with a Nursing module of the same name; in 2024, she returned to the module as an educator supporting the next cohort of students. She has facilitated Creative Toolkit workshops with Hospiscare staff and patients, and is leading on the collection and analysis of qualitative data exploring the impact of creativity on nurses' education and professional activities.
Naome Glanville
With twenty years in museum and arts administration, Naome Glanville is Arts and Culture Co-ordinator at the University of Exeter. She is responsible for the care and research of the University’s fine art collection and organises art exhibitions, events and activities. She is involved with project management of arts projects and provides guidance to academic and professional staff and students in planning and curating visual displays and exhibitions.
Caitlin Kight
Dr Caitlin Kight is an educator specialising in pedagogies of liberation, self-study, and creativity. Originally an ecologist, Caitlin maintains an interest in science communication; she is a Dakshin Foundation fellow and editor/writer for Current Conservation and CC Kids. Her daily webcomic, Doodlewax, is posted on Twitter and Instagram at @specialagentCK. 
Richard Kyle
Richard Kyle is Professor of Interprofessional Education and Interim Head of the Academy of Nursing, University of Exeter, UK. He has diverse interdisciplinary interests spanning nursing education and public health, and currently leads a research programme focused on healthcare professional education and wellbeing. Richard is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society (FRGS) and Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), and Trustee and Board Member of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE).
Jess Stein
Jess is an educator at Hospiscare, Exeter and has been a specialist palliative care nurse for over a decade. She has developed several initiatives to support holistic wellbeing in staff, patients and carers and is currently working on a programme of creative clinical supervision for Hospiscare staff. Alongside nursing, Jess leads mindfulness and nature connection retreats at Sharpham Trust where she combines her work as a group facilitator, somatic yoga teacher and qualified Environmental Arts Therapy Practitioner. She is particularly interested in creating spaces which bring us into closer connection with ourselves, each other and the natural world.
Anthony Wilson
Anthony Wilson is a poet, lecturer and writing tutor. He works in teacher and medical education at the University of Exeter. He has published six collections of poetry, the most recent of which is The Wind and the Rain (Blue Diode Publishing, 2023). He has held numerous writing residencies, including The Poetry Society, The Times Educational Supplement, The Poetry Trust and Tate Britain, and has tutored at Arvon and the Poetry School. His current research project is Young Poets’ Stories, funded by the Foyle Foundation. His blog is archived by the British Library.