Education group
The Education Group has been relatively recently established. Major areas of current discussion are “Enhancing Support for Schools through Collaboration” and “Efficient and effective routes to degrees in STEM disciplines, widening participation.”
The Education Group plans to meet twice-yearly has a “core liaison membership” representing each member university, as listed below:
University | Name | Role |
Aberdeen | Alison Jenkinson | Dep Dir Teaching & Learning, Coll of Life Sciences & Med |
Abertay | Andrew Spiers Janet Horrocks |
Reader in Environmental and Molecular Microbiology Division Leader, Forensic & Biosciences |
Dundee | David Coates Ian Mackie |
Dean of Sch of Learning & Teaching, Coll of Life Sciences (Education
Group Chair) Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering |
Edinburgh | Graeme Reid | Dean of Learning & Teaching, Coll of Science & Eng |
Edinburgh Napier | Caroline Turnbull | Assistant Dean, Faculty of, Eng, Computing & Creative Ind |
Glasgow Caledonian | Iain Cameron Alistair Corbett |
Vice Dean for Learning, School of Eng, Comp & Env Head of Department, Life Sciences |
Glasgow | Rob Aitken David Fearn |
Head, School of Life Sciences Dean of Learning & Teaching, College of Science & Eng |
Heriot Watt | Phillip John | Dean of the University |
Highlands & Islands | Bob Smith | Subject Network Leader, Energy, Eng & Env, (Perth) |
Robert Gordon | Valerie Maehle | Dean of Faculty of Health & Social Care |
St Andrews | Colin Allison | Pro Dean for Science - Postgraduate |
Stirling | Kate Howie | Dept of Computing Science & Mathematics |
Strathclyde | Chris Prior | Vice Dean for Teaching, Faculty of Science |
West of Scotland | Sabbir Ahmed | Dean, School of Science |
STEM-ED Scotland | Alan Roach |
Hon Senior Research Fellow - Associate Member (Education Group Secretary) |
The above members are core representatives for their university, who may on occasion nominate relevant colleagues to attend in their place, or alongside them for particular agenda items. The Group as a whole may set up separate working groups, including identified members or other nominees, to study and report back on specific topics.