Zoë Allman

Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media: February 2018  - present

Access and Participation Plan (APP) Progress Lead: March 2023-present

University Mental Health Charter, 'Learn' Lead: August 2022-present

Associate Professor in Student Experience, Faculty of Technology: November 2017 - February 2018

Associate Director, Learning and Teaching: September 2015 - November 2017

Head of Studies (Undergraduate and Postgraduate), Faculty of Technology: January 2015 - August 2015

Principal Lecturer in Media Production: August 2013 - December 2014

Lecturer in Television Production: May 2010 - August 2013

Allman, Z. 2024. Embedding mental wellbeing, methods and benefits. The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). Available at: 

Davies, R., Merry, K., & Allman, Z. 2024. UDL and the Social/Emotional Aspects of Learning: Embedding Mental Wellbeing is Everyone's Business. All Ireland Journal of Higher Education, 16(2). doi: 

Allman, Z. 2024. Am I in Higher Education’s third space? Who’s here with me? The SEDA Blog [Online]. Available at: 

Allman, Z., and Souter, G. 2024. Emerging leaders, your universities need you. Times Higher Education [Online]. Available at:  

Allman, Z., Rughani, D., Grierson, P., and Toth, R. 2024. Peer mentoring in the Placement experience search. Teaching Insights, Edition 4 - Pedagogies of Possibility: Tales of Transformation and HE Hope. Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Development [Online]: Available at:

de Main, L., and Allman, Z. 2024. Making Curriculum Development a Sprint not a Marathon. When Quality Assurance MeetsInnovation in Higher Education. The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) [Online]: Available at:  (pp. 14-16)

Allman Z. 2024. Ensuring Student Mental Wellbeing whilst introducing Block Mode Intensive Learning and Teaching. Journal of Block and Intensive Learning and Teaching, 2(1), 3-21.

Allman, Z., Coupland, S., Khuman, A. S., Fahy, C., and Attwood, L. 2024. Sprinting into blocks: what computing, AI and gaming academics learned. Times Higher Education [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. and de Main, L. 2024. Sprinting in hindsight: what we learned from validating university programmes at pace. Times Higher Education [Online]. Available at:

Begum, S. and Allman, Z. 2024. What support students need to succeed in work placements. Times Higher Education [Online]. Available at:

Lister, K. and Allman, Z. 2024. Embedding mental wellbeing in the curriculum: a collaborative definition and suite of examples in practice. Frontiers in Education. 8:1157614. doi:

Allman, Z. 2023. Cross-sector collaboration to enhance embedding mental wellbeing. Association of National Teaching Fellows [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2023. Reflections on the ANTF Symposium 2023, The Future is Bright. In International Federation of National Teaching Fellows Newsletter [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2022. Embedding mental wellbeing. In Pearson HE Innovate Awards 2022 – Results! [Online]. Previously available at: https://heinnovate.co.uk/2022-he-innovate-awards-results/

Allman, Z. 2022. Embedding Mental Wellbeing in Lockdown: An Increased Priority during a Pandemic. In: Jamil, M.G., Morley, D.A. (eds) Agile Learning Environments amid Disruption. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Allman, Z. 2022. Embedding Mental Wellbeing. 10 October.  The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2022. CATE 2022: Embedding mental wellbeing. 7 September.  Advance HE. [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2022. What good looks like in embedding mental health support across HE. 18 January.  Wonkhe Blog. [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2022. Embedding mental wellbeing for staff and students. In The Chartered Association of Business Schools, Learning, Teaching & Student Experience (LTSE) 2021 Conference Proceedings. [Online]. Previously available at: https://cabs-199e2.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/LTSE-2021-Conference-Proceedings.pdf

Allman, Z., et al. 2022. Embedding Mental Wellbeing: Methods and Benefits. 17 January. The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2021. An increasing focus on embedding mental wellbeing. 14 July. Association of National Teaching Fellows, with CATEs Blog. [Online]. Available at:

Allman, Z. 2021. Mental Wellbeing and Staff in HE Symposium: a post-event summary. 5 March. Advance HE Blog. [Online]. Available at:

Keynote, plenary, invited speaker and conference presentation information detailed below.

Advanced Television Production, Multimedia, Social Media and Technology, Technology Fundamentals, plus final year and Masters project supervision.

Software: 

Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, AVID, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Director, Adobe Flash, and a range of social media platforms.

Programme Leader, Media Production BSc (Hons): March 2013-January 2015

Other courses taught:

Audio and Recording Technology BSc, Media Production MSc, Media Technology BSc, Multimedia Computing BSc, and Music Technology BSc.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs):

• Teaching Fellow, 2024

Third Space Slowposium Awards:

• Short-list for best fora Finalist, 2024

Pearson HE Innovate Awards:

• Most innovative approach to supporting students Finalist, 2022

Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE): 2022 - https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/cate-team/embedding-mental-wellbeing

National Teaching Fellowship (NTF): 2020 - https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/ntfs/zoe-allman

Outstanding Service Contribution and Achievement Recognition Awards (OSCARs):

• Exceptional Contribution to the Student Experience Finalist, 2019
• Award for Innovation and Change Finalist, 2016
• Outstanding Contribution to the Student Experience Winner, 2015

Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award: 2014 and 2012

Ð԰ɵç̨ Teacher Fellowship: June 2013

Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows (CANTF), Member: January 2023-present

CANTF Communications Officer: November 2023-present

CANTF Deputy Communications Officer: January -November 2023

Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) Student Opportunity and Achievement Committee (SOAC), Member: May 2022-July 2024

Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) Higher Education Advisory Panel, Member: September 2021-present

Leicester College Corporation, Governor: March 2021-February 2024

L.E.A.D. Forest Lodge Academy, Community Governor: February 2021-present

Leicester Arts Centre Limited (Phoenix), Trustee: 2019-2022

Learning Without Limits Academy Trust, Trustee and Member: 2016-2018

Access and Participation Plan Special Interest Group (APPSIG), Member: 2023

Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence Network, CATE-Net: 2022

International Federation of National Teaching Fellows, IFNTF: 2022

The Student Mental Health Research Network (SMaRteN) Special Interest Group: 2022

Fellowship of Inspection Nominees, FIN: 2021

Association for Learning Technology, ALT: 2021

National Governance Association, NGA: 2021

Association of National Teaching Fellows, ANTF: 2020

Women's Higher Education Network, WHEN: 2020

Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA): 2018

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA): 2015

Academic Associate of the Higher Education Academy: 2013

Education 2030 Block Pedagogy Research: January 2024-present

OfS Short Courses Trial, University Project Director: September 2022-January 2023

Embedding Mental Wellbeing: Methods and Benefits in the Curriculum, QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project Leader: January 2021-May 2022

Embedding Mental Wellbeing in the Curriculum, University Project Director: September 2019-November 2021

Office 365 for Staff, University Senior Responsible Owner: 2018-2019

Employability Programme, University Project Director: 2017

Embedding Mental Wellbeing: Methods and Benefits in the Curriculum, QAA Collaborative Enhancement, January 2021-May 2022, Lead: Zoë Allman

Reading for Resilience, Everybody's Reading Festival, 2019, Lead: Zoë Allman

Developing and Enhancing our Academic Resilience, Advance HE Connect Network Onboarding Grant, 2019, Lead: Zoë Allman, Co-Leads: Amy Murphy and Nikki Welyczko

Reviewing our understanding of the student Placement experience to enhance, improve, and expand, Academic innovation Project: September 2023-August 2024, Leads: Deepa Rughani, Laura Pearson, and Sam Dalby, Project proposer & member: Zoë Allman

Learning for life: A pilot project to explore and  transform the  embedding of wellbeing literacy creatively and inclusively across Ð԰ɵç̨  to enhance the student experience, Academic innovation Project: September 2023-August 2024, Project member: Zoë Allman

Sustainability Culture in Industry: Placement Investigation, Seed Grant for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): February-June 2021, Lead: Ben Onyido, Co-Lead: Zoë Allman

Embedding Mental Wellbeing in the Curriculum, Corporate Portfolio Management Funding: September 2019-November 2021, Lead: Zoë Allman

Allman, Z. 2024. Keynote: Integrating mental health and wellbeing into education curriculum. Safety & Mental Health in Engineering Education, Egypt, 19 November 2024, online.

Allman, Z. 2022. Keynote: Embedding Mental Wellbeing Online Resources. Supporting your Access to HE Provision, One Awards, 23 March 2022, online. 

Allman, Z. 2021. Keynote: Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of staff and students. The Chartered Association of Business Schools Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Conference, 30 June 2021, online.

Allman, Z. 2021. Keynote: Mental wellbeing, embedding for all. Advance HE Mental Wellbeing and Staff in HE Symposium, 17 February 2021, online.

Allman, Z. 2020. Plenary: Examining the role of mental wellbeing in the curriculum and university. Advance HE Student Retention Symposium, 16 September 2020, online.

Allman, Z. 2023. Embedding Mental Wellbeing - A Collaborative Approach. Open Forum Events, Supporting Student Mental Health  - Improving Outcomes and Achievements, 10 October 2023, Manchester, UK.

Allman, Z. 2023. Wellbeing Spotlight Session. Change Agents’ Network Conference (CAN) 2023, Reimagining student/staff partnerships to generate new learning opportunities, 18 May 2023, Hertfordshire, UK.

Allman, Z. 2023. Supporting the wellbeing of professional services staff and nurturing resilient teams. Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS), Professional Managers' Annual Conference (PMAC) 2023, 21 February 2023, Leeds, UK.

Allman, Z., et al. 2022. Leader: Student Mental Health and Well-being Workshop.  QAA Quality Insights Event, 14 June 2022, online.

Allman, Z. 2022. Mental Wellbeing. Wellbeing and Kindness, Arden University, 16 May 2022, online.

Allman, Z., et al. 2022. Embedding Mental Wellbeing Open Educational Resources Launch. QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 2021, 17 January 2022, online. [Accompanying resources: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/membership/collaborative-enhancement-projects/current-collaborative-enhancement-projects/embedding-mental-wellbeing]

Allman, Z. 2021. PFHEA – Wrapping up a claim! Nottingham Trent University, 17 December 2021, online.

Allman, Z. 2021. Mental wellbeing for all. Pedagogy and Practice when Teaching Online, University of Kent ‘Digitally Enhanced Webinars series’, 27 October 2021, online.  

Allman, Z. 2021. The mental health and wellbeing of professional services teams. The Chartered Association of Business Schools Professional Managers’ Annual Conference, 29 April 2021, online.

Allman, Z. 2021. Project Scoping and Re-scoping: Embedding Mental Wellbeing in the Curriculum. Ð԰ɵç̨’s Project Change Management Network event, 26 February 2021, online.

Allman, Z. 2020. From media to management: my route through academia. The University of Reading National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academic Community of Practice, 7 December 2020, online.

Allman, Z. 2020. Ignite Session: Student feedback and support: Engagement at the point of need. Advance HE’s Annual Teaching and Learning Conference 2020: Teaching in the spotlight: Creative thinking to enhance the student experience: From curriculum design to student success, 7 July 2020, online. 

Allman, Z., 2024. I’m in higher education’s Third Space?  Who’s here with me? Third Space Slowposium, 15 – 30 November 2024, online.

Allman, Z., 2024. Am I in Higher Education’s third space?  Who’s here with me? SEDA Autumn Conference: New Challenges for Educational Development - National and International Perspectives, 28 November 2024, online.

Allman, Z., 2024. New students on the block: The expectations and realities of transitions into Higher Education block delivery. RAISE Annual Conference 2024: Equity in Attainment & Student Success, 11-12 September 2024, Leicester.

Allman, Z., 2024. Block delivery as the future of Higher Education?  Learning from design and implementation. Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference, 8-9 July 2024, Scotland.

Allman, Z., Orwin, C., Goldsmith, C., and Brooks, N. 2024. Building future-focused education at Ð԰ɵç̨ - block by block. Advance HE Teaching & Learning Conference, 2-4 July 2024, Nottingham.

Allman , Z., Coupland, Z., Attwood, L., Fahy, C., Hasshu, S., Khuman, A., and Shell, J. 2023. Developing and delivering in block: Reflections one year in. Learning in Blocks: Evaluating the Impact of Immersive Learning, Quality Assurance Agency Conference, 21 September 2023, Leicester.

Allman, Z., Coupland, S., and Fahy, C. 2023. Authentic assessment supporting curriculum and delivery mode transformation. Assessment and Feedback for Student Success, University of Hull, Teaching Excellence Academy International Teaching and Learning Conference 2023, 12 July 2023, online.

Allman, Z., Rughani, D., Begum, S., Hardaker, P., Grierson, P., and Toth, R. 2023. Peer mentoring in the Placement experience search: Enhancing learning journeys across discipline boundaries. Oxford Brookes University International Teaching and Learning Conference 2023, Pedagogies of Possibility: tales of transformation and HE hope, 14 June 2023, online.

Allman, Z. 2023. Educational development in significant transformation of academic programme re-design. The Role of the Educational Developer in an Ever-evolving Landscape, SEDA Spring Conference, 19 May 2023, online.

Allman, Z. 2023. The power of cross-sector collaboration to enhance embedding mental wellbeing. The future is bright – improving HE for everyone, Association of National Teaching Fellow & Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence Symposium, 20-21 April 2023, Leicester.

Allman, Z. 2023. Examining the focus on embedding mental wellbeing during a period of institution-wide delivery mode transformation. DigiED: Horizons, University of Lincoln, 22 March 2023, online.

Hardaker, P., and Allman, Z. 2023. Engaging students in feedback opportunities, to identify and enhance student support. QAA Quality Insights Conference 2023, 23-24 February 2023, online.

Allman, Z. 2022. Responding to the pandemic through enhancing embedded mental wellbeing activity. Re-shaping Teaching Excellence: Pandemic and the New Now, IFNTF Symposathon, 19-20 September 2022, online.

Allman, Z. 2021. Embedding Mental Wellbeing: QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 2021. The Association of National Teaching Fellows & CATE Winners Annual Symposium, 27 April 2021, online.

Ward, N. & Allman, Z. 2021. Compassionate pedagogies at the heart of Ð԰ɵç̨? Ð԰ɵç̨ Teaching & Learning Conference, 5 February 2021, online.

Allman, Z. 2020. Embedding mental wellbeing: An institutional approach. Advance HE’s Annual Teaching and Learning Conference 2020: Teaching in the spotlight: Creative thinking to enhance the student experience: From curriculum design to student success, 7 July 2020, online. 

Allman, Z. 2020. What an ‘excellent’ lecturer looks like: Students as co-producers. The Association of National Teaching Fellows & CATE Winners Annual Symposium, 6 March 2020, Aston University.