A personal reflection on the closure of Hull’s Chemistry Department, where I held my first academic post.
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A reflection on how the lab curriculum might best fit within the modular structure of modern UK HE
Read MoreA short blog trying to draw an analogy between the data we get from crystal structures and the data we get from qualitative studies
Read MoreAn account of an innovative peer assessment for PGR students, with downloads of the key documents.
Read MoreAn argument for lobbying on the HE funding for high-cost subjects
Read MoreReflections on how inorganic exam questions are marked in cases where several theories are capable of rationalising the observations.
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Reflections on my experiences of doing a highly-theoretical maths course in the first year of my Chemistry degree
Read MoreA discussion about whether it would be technically possible to fund PhD studentships through the vehicle of the apprenticeship levy.
Read MoreA blog post on a specific format of exam question which asks students to match up one list with another.
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Reflections on Lecture Capture as a policy decision
Read MoreA short description of the song followed by a reflection on what you might get from listening to it.
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A discussion of a few pieces of HESA finance data, with a view to thinking about how the community might identify and support at-risk Chemistry Departments.
Read MoreI had a lot of conversations about academic workloads during the superb ViCEPHEC23 conference in Durham. I wanted to collate some of the things I heard into a short blog.
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Analysis of the HESA salary data for Chemistry academics, paying particular attention to age, ethnicity, gender, disability, and stratifying this by contract type (teaching-only, research-only, teaching & research).
Read MoreSome reflections on the specific procedures of anticipatory and retrospective administration involved in securing equity in assessments.
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I’ve written a book of the organic reaction mechanisms I learned for my finals exams. This blog post gives a flavour of what the book looks like.
Read MoreA blog making the case for framing awarding gaps as deficits in the validity of an assessment strategy
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Johnstone’s Triangle is one model to describe why Chemistry is so difficult to learn. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the model for people who are new to it, and challenge its uncritical use.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy is one way to think about the cognitive skills involved in Higher Education. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the theory for people who are new to it, balanced with some of the central criticisms against it.
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