Dr Sweetinburgh has taught at Canterbury Christ Church University at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over fifteen years. As Co-Director of CKHH, she organises the annual History Weekends as well as other public engagement events showcasing new research in history and allied fields. She has been involved in several funded research projects since 2000 and currently, among other projects, is working on a 3-year funded project on Kent’s Maritime Communities with Dr Craig Lambert (University of Southampton). She teaches on the MEMS MA with Dr Paul Bennett and supervises PhDs in MEMS.