Teaching + mentoring
Certification: Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Seminars
2021 - present
Teaching and grading talks prepared and delivered by BSc and MSc students:
- Delivering an elevator talk
- Delivering a scientific talk
Seminar lead for PhD students, Postdocs and technical staff:
- Preparing a great elevator pitch
- Writing a journal article
- The review process
- Journal article discussions
Postgraduate mentoring
2019 - present
Mentor support for MPhil and PhD students in:
- workload and time management
- writing feedback
- presentation feedback
- specialist laboratory equipment training
- data analysis techniques
- advocacy, reality checks and general morale boosts!
Undergraduate mentoring
2015 - present
Training and guidance for final year undergraduate students for their dissertation projects on:
- specialist laboratory equipment
- fieldwork protocols
- data analysis techniques
- data interpretation
- feedback on written work.
Work experience students
2022
Designed and facilitated a week-long work experience placement for GCSE aged students, where they completed a mini research project. This included:
- a safety induction
- introduction to the research field
- fieldwork for sample collection
- laboratory work
- data processing and interpretation
- a poster presentation.
Fieldwork supervision
2019 - present
One-to-one training and supervision for postgraduate students who conduct fieldwork:
- from river banks and lake piers
- on coastal seas and lakes from small boats
- in ocean environments from large ships.
This encompasses planning and preparation stages, including risk assessments and CoSHH forms, to sample collection, transport and storage.
Laboratory supervision
2015 - present
- Marine Biology BSc and Zoology BSc class laboratory demonstrations and support, and grading of associated coursework.
- Laboratory and data processing training in specialist techniques for BSc dissertation projects, and feedback on dissertation drafts.
- One-to-one laboratory training and guidance for MPhil and PhD students.
- Training and advice for the general maintenance of specialist equipment to technical and academic colleagues.
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