Rate My Professor Fiona Ryder

Fiona Ryder is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Cumbria within the Institute of Health. She is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience across clinical practice, service development, and quality improvement in diverse healthcare settings. Ryder has held senior academic roles including Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for nursing and paramedic apprenticeship programmes. Her qualifications include a BNURS(Hons) from the University of Birmingham awarded in 2000, a BSc Nurse Practitioner Award from St Martin’s in 2005, Non Medical Prescribing from the University of Cumbria in 2009, and an MSc in Practice Development from the University of Cumbria awarded in 2019. She also holds a PGCert in Higher Education which is ongoing, a TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism from 2023, and was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in September 2024. Ryder maintains clinical credibility as an instructor in Advanced Life Support and the Generic Instructor Course for the Resuscitation Council UK since 2017. Her academic and research interests encompass acute care and critical care nursing, primary care, pharmacology, professional practice, advanced clinical practice, and leadership. She has served in external roles including as a Queen’s Nurse and as a speaker at national conferences on developing the nursing associate role in 2022 and 2023. Ryder is committed to evidence-based care, curriculum design, mentoring colleagues, and fostering inclusive learner-centred education while building collaborative relationships with stakeholders.