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.