Lecturer in Physics Education
Senior Lecturer in Experimental Physics Education
The Physics Education Research (PER) group is being established for the academic year 2021/22. Research conducted by the group will be available on here when complete.
The Physics Education Research (PER) group is being established for the academic year 2021/22. Awards will be displayed here as and when the group receives them.
King's Education Awards 2020
Innovations at King's Physics: Introducing different activities to enhance student experience (use of demonstration equipment in lectures, live Polls, online Workshops, quizzes).
Developed several King's Physics modules from scratch; Education Leadership due to COVID-19: Physics ESC, NMES FLEX & “Education Elevenses”.
Scholarships
NMS Faculty Teaching Fund Awards (~£3k each):
1. (Sept. 2018): Peer Teaching
2. (Nov. 2019): Video Editing Software for undergraduate communication skills
3. (July 2020): Assessing Assessment
Conferences
Poster presentation on “Video podcasts as part of Physics Labs Assessment” at the 2020 Variety in Chemistry Education / Physics Higher Education Conference (VICEPHEC)
Workshop at King's Excellence in Teaching Conference (2019) - Peer Teaching
Talk at the Institute of Physics (IOP) Bridging the Skills Gap in Physics Education (July 2019)
Talk at TALMO (Teaching and Learning Mathematics online, September 2020) - “Switching on online”
Talk at Royal Society of Chemistry Teaching Fellow Network Winter Meeting 2019: “Application of diagnostic baseline assessment to facilitate a more tailored learning experience”
Summer Schools
K+ Programme at King’s (2016) - talks on a programme created to assist in supporting university applications for students from State Schools and Colleges in Greater London.
Technology, Physics & Engineering module on King’s Summer School 2019
Recognition & impact
External Examiner roles
External Physics journal and magazine reviewers
Links with IOP
Outreach
Creation of an Invisibility Cloak: https://diariesofalecturer.blogspot.com/2018/06/invisibility-cloak.html
Royal Society Summer Science: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/07/lates-now-you-see-me/
Widening Participation Partnership at King’s (2011 – 2015) - talks for A-level students from the Harris Federation of Schools. The objective was to generate interest in the Natural Sciences amongst the A–level students
Sutton Trust Summer School 2013: programme whose aim was to provide bright students from non-privileged homes a taste of life at a leading university
Biophysics Science Festival in Manchester, 2018:
http://london-light.org/summer-science-exhibition-lates-at-the-royal-society/
http://london-light.org/biophysics-showcase-at-manchester-science-festival/
“Pint of Science” Public Outreach Talks, 2019 - see the lectures here: https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/exploding-space-time