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Vision impairment Inclusion in higher education Post school transitions Life course Longitudinal studies
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Rachel Hewett is a Birmingham Fellow based at Vision Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research (VICTAR) within Department of Disability Inclusion and Special Needs.
She joined VICTAR in February 2010, after moving over from Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit where she had reponsibility for coordinated clincial trials. Her research interests are in disability and inclusion (in particular vision impairment), encompassing inclusion in higher education, post school transitions and transitions into employment.
Rachel acted as Co-I, and later PI, of the Longitudinal Transitions Study: a 11-year longitudinal study which tracked the post-school transition experiences of 80 young people with vision impairment. Her doctoral thesis investigated the transition experiences of young people with vision impairment into higher education.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 1 Apr 2020
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
21/12/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Royal National Institute For The Blind
1/09/20 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
10/11/20 → 31/01/21
Project: Research Councils
Hewett, R., Douglas, G. & Ellis, L.
1/11/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
Lynch, P., McLinden, M., Hewett, R. & Douglas, G.
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
10/09/18 → 30/03/19
Project: Research Councils
Rachel Hewett (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Outreach discovery day
Rachel Hewett (Presenter)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Rachel Hewett (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Academic conference
Rachel Hewett (Organiser), Graeme Douglas (Organiser) & Michael McLinden (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Community engagement event
Rachel Hewett (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Hewett, Rachel (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Hewett, Rachel (Recipient), Sep 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
3/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
30/01/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Graeme Douglas, Michael McLinden & Rachel Hewett
4/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media