I have won local and national awards for my teaching and science communication in a range of areas in conservation and ecology; including the Royal Society of Biology's Teacher of the Year, as well as being a National Teaching Fellow.
I currently lead the final year module titled Practical Conservation, a specialist module that uses our extensive network of conservation contacts to prepare students for a career in the UK conservation and/or ecology sectors. I also lead the second year Conservation module, which covers the science, politics, socioeconomics, and reality that underpins humanity's attempts to avert the ongoing biodiversity crisis. I further contribute to teaching on ecology, animal behaviour, and conservation at all levels of study (from Foundation to MSc).
I support the University's Teaching Excellence Academy, developing educational practice across the entirety of university provision through contributions to our PCAP, DARTE, and curriculum development programmes.
More broadly, I have been responsible for the most recent transformation of the Biosciences degrees as the Director of Studies for the Department of Biological and Marine Sciences. This post led to a position as a Senior Research Fellow for the Teaching Excellence Academy, where I help apply the principles of our transformed programmes to with degrees within the University and across the country.