Dr Peter Lambert is Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, a specialist on Paraguayan politics, and teaches Latin American history and politics.

Having graduated from Birmingham University he moved to Paraguay, where he worked for four years in an NGO in the field of popular education and political research. He also taught EFL, gaining the RSA TEFL Diploma in 1992 and branching out into language teacher-training. He completed his doctorate on democracy in Latin America at UWE Bristol, where as a Lecturer he helped set up Latin American Studies. He joined the University of Bath when Spanish was re-launched in 2000 and was Spanish Section Coordinator from 2000 until 2008.

Peter has taught on all of the Spanish language units and on many others including Latin American culture and the MA in Interpreting and Translation. Currently he teaches Latin American politics and history in years 2 and 4.

He has published widely on Paraguayan and Latin American contemporary politics and society, including themes such as authoritarianism, nationalism and democratic transition, and his research has been awarded British Academy support on a number of occasions. He has also worked as a consultant on democracy and governance in Paraguay.

As Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching, Peter is responsible for promoting best practices and procedures in all aspects of learning and teaching across the six departments in the Faculty. Fundamental to the role is improving communication between staff and students, and enhancing the quality of students’ learning in the Faculty.

Peter has received the Leadership in Learning & Teaching award as part of the University Teaching Awards 2012. This recognises exceptional examples of leadership in learning and teaching, as well as the significant contribution to the academic lives of staff and students.