Developing Pedagogies of Compassion in Higher Education A Practice First Approach

“Developing Pedagogies of Compassion in Higher Education serves as a reminder to continue to act in ways that demonstrate that compassion is a genuine priority in universities. ... This text will appeal to researchers in higher education and academics who are considering compassion as a mean to repair the detriments resulting from the sector’s concurrent challenges.” (Aysha Mazhar, British Journal of Educational Studies, May 14, 2025)

Kathryn Waddington is Emerita Fellow in Psychology at the University of Westminster, UK, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Chartered Coaching Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. She has published widely in the field of compassion, including Towards the Compassionate University , and is a member of the Global Compassion Coalition Education Working Group. Her other main area of scholarship is gossip, which is emerging as an important constituent component of organisational communication and knowledge. Kathryn values academic-practitioner collaboration, social justice, and cares deeply about research that makes a difference in practice.

Bryan Bonaparte is a Senior Lecturer in Social, Educational and Clinical Psychology at the University of Westminster. Bryan is co-founder of the university’s Psychology at the Movies initiative, where psychology is discussed via the subjective lens of popular films. He is also Co-chair of the nonprofit social enterprise Black Britain and Beyond . His research interests include exploration of the toxicity of how society constructs and defines masculinity.