Dr Thomas Clifton MA PGCE (pcet) is a Lecturer in Academic Writing and the centre lead for Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Since joining CAW (2023), Thomas has supported academics and PGRs on their writing for study, research, and publication. Thomas’ educational career began in adult literacy, and he continues the pragmatic and person-centred approaches to writing he acquired here by focussing not only on academic writing as a transactional text, but also holistically on the practices, purposes, and voice of the writer. He has a passion for building learner confidence and autonomy through teaching, feedback, and reflection. With a background in English literature (Birmingham), Thomas’ research interests lie in writing practices, textual forms, and pedagogies for writing with AI. Thomas continues to publish and co-publish on academic writing pedagogy and literature.