A day in the life of: Julie Hughes Lecturer in Ophthalmic Dispensing Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University

I think the first thing to say is that it probably wasn’t what I expected. The scene where the lecturer walks into the lecture theatre, stands at the front, delivers a wealth of knowledge, then vanishes from sight, is really old hat!

Interactive lectures, web based learning, blogs, video lectures, audio presentations, then learning from your colleagues and students is all part and parcel of the modern teaching world.

I have found that being a university lecturer is an incredibly rewarding job. You get to talk about a subject for which you have a passion on a daily basis. You get to see the students love for their subject increase, their academic performance improve and deliver them to the world of work as rounded human beings. The brightest students can challenge you, and inspire you to improve your own knowledge. The less able inspire you to find new ways of imparting knowledge and there is nothing like that ‘light bulb’ moment.