David Jay is a lecturer and course leader within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and his background is in teaching language, linguistics and academic skills. Most recently, he has worked on higher education pedagogies, including classroom management, communicative methods for active learning, and creative approaches to learning and teaching. He is currently undertaking a professional doctorate within the School of Education at ARU, where his research focuses on experiences of creativity in interdisciplinary settings within higher education.