Third space reloaded: reflections from the academic development front

The newly published collection The Impact of the Integrated Practitioner in Higher Education, edited by Emily McIntosh and Diane Nutt (2022), reached me at an auspicious moment. As a Senior Academic Developer at Middlesex University, I am currently writing up my Higher Education Academy’s Senior Fellowship (SFHEA) narrative. Reflecting on one’s professional journey and leadership achievements of influence is no easy task. Even more so for ‘third spacers’, who sometimes articulate their identity as if they exist in the shadows of university life. Here, I am sharing a few reflections on how invigorating I found this new book for my SFHEA writing and I duly recommended it to Professional Services colleagues, who I have recently mentored for their Fellowship applications.