Joan Upson is Senior University Lecturer in the School of Law, University of Sheffield. This talk was given on Wednesday, 26 March 2014. Having initially worked in Local Government departments, Joan embarked upon a career in academia at a variety of institutions, most recently settling at Sheffield where she has worked on a part-time and full time basis for almost 10 years. Joan’s research interests concern my principal teaching areas of Contract and Tort, but during much of her academic career the focus was on Environmental and European issues. Since arriving at Sheffield Joan has gained experience teaching across the ‘core’ legal subjects and currently works in the areas of Contract, Tort, Land Law and Employment Law. Joan in her own words: “I enjoy teaching and aim to adopt an interactive style both in seminars and large scale lectures. I try to remember what worked for me as a student, but know that there are always other ways of doing things and so am keen to hear feedback from students and remain open to change.”