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Teaching Excellence Research
Chemistry at Keele is taught by experienced and enthusiastic
staff. Most staff hold Keele’s Learning and Teaching in Higher
Education qualification. Our focus on learning and teaching
has been frequently recognised and we have a reputation for
designing innovative assessment and teaching activities. Many staff have established research groups that investigate
a range of areas including chemical ecology, synthesis and
medicinal chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry, catalysis and
sustainable materials, porous materials, chemical sensors,
catalysis and zeolites. These researchers work at the forefront
of their discipline and spend time writing grants and research
papers, supervising postgraduate research students and
travelling to conferences. They also use facilities such as the
UK 850 MHz Solid-State NMR Facility or Diamond, the UK’s
national synchrotron science facility. We also have medicinal
chemistry researchers who collaborate with UK pharmaceutical
companies, and Silicon Valley biotech companies in the USA.
Many staff have successfully applied for funding for Keele
Teaching Innovation Projects which have included the use of
tablet computers to create pre-lecture resources and deliver
interactive sessions, improvements to laboratory safety, the
use of 3-D printers to create models for discussion in class,
and ways of integrating social, economic and environmental
considerations into chemistry teaching.
Staff are frequently nominated for and have been awarded Keele
Teaching Excellence awards, with four staff members being the
recipients of these awards in the last five years. These recognise
the substantial commitment of staff members towards innovative
and excellent teaching and assessment within our courses.
Two members of staff have been awarded the prestigious Royal
Society of Chemistry Higher Education Teaching Award.
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