Paul Goddard


BSc (Hons), FHEA

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I am a Lecturer in the School of Computing and Creative Technologies (SCCT) at the University West of England (UWE), Bristol. My research focuses on visual accessibility for people who are blind or visually impaired, particularly in the context of art. I am a Fellow of AdvanceHE (FHEA) and my teaching complements my decade of industry experience by focusing on software engineering, programming, and DevOps skills.

I was previously a HCI PhD Student and Teaching Associate in the School of Computer Science and Informatics (COMSC) at Cardiff University. During my time at Cardiff University, I was the inaugural Lead Teaching Associate for COMSC where I represented the team of 28 Teaching Associates at the School Management Team (SMT) meetings, School Board and student experience panels. My efforts to promote collaboration and share best practices among the team were recognised with the Outstanding Contribution Award in 2023.

I was previously a research intern and student at University West of England (UWE), where I worked on developing low-cost audio tour systems for museums and multimodal interfaces to improve navigation for people with visual impairments.

Further information is available about my research and teaching on their respective pages.