Val Bullen, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Higher Education Academy, has been in Higher Education for nearly 40 years. Having graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in Epigenetics, long before it was the hot topic it is now, she started in Forensic Science before moving into lecturing. She was awarded a Teaching Fellowship for excellence in teaching and learning at the University of Westminster.

Val has been with CCH since its inception, being responsible for the quality of the content and delivery of the course portfolio.