Meet our Team! Our Directors and Theme Leads are listed below, and are happy to be contacted.
Centre for Chemistry Education - Directors
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Dr Euan Doidge
Centre for Chemistry Education Co-Director
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Dr Jakub Radzikowski
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Dr Charlotte Sutherell
Responsibilities
Centre for Chemistry Education Co-Director
Inclusive Teaching and Educational Transitions Theme Lead
Theme Leads
The Theme Leads provide strategic and operational leadership for a defined thematic area within the Centre. They are responsible for driving excellence and coordinating expertise in activities in this area, fostering collaboration, and ensuring alignment with the Centre’s overall goals.
Centre for Chemistry Education - Theme Leads
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Dr Giuseppe Mallia
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Teaching Practice & Pedagogy
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Dr Benji Fenech Salerno
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Technology in Chemistry Education
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Dr João Malhado
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Technology in Chemistry Education
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Dr Luke Delmas
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Enhancing Laboratory Teaching
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Dr Laura Patel
Responsibilities
Enhancing Laboratory Teaching
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Dr Rebecca Jones
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Sustainability
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Dr Ravi Singh
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Outreach and Public Engagement
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Centre for Chemistry Education - Members
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Dr Simon Gerrard
Centre for Chemistry Education - Current Students
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Imogen Key
Personal details
Imogen Key MSci Project Student - 2025/26Project Description
Hello, I am Imogen and I am excited to be undertaking an chemistry educational master’s project under Dr.s Laura Patel and Charlotte Sutherell. The project will look at what affords and what bars students access to resources embedded in social structures in the unique educational environment of the lab. We will investigate material contributors, like space, time and language, and immaterial ones: classroom discourse and culture.
Supervisors: Dr Laura Patel and Dr Charlotte Sutherell
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Louie Lu
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Louie Lu BSc Project Student - Autumn 2025/26Project Description
I’m an undergraduate chemistry student focusing on chemical education and polymer analysis. My current project involves developing a 15-minute reusable teaching resource centred on gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Through pre- and post-surveys, along with a short knowledge test, I will measure improvements in students’ understanding of GPC and molecular-weight distributions, as well as shifts in their perceptions of the gap between classroom chemistry and its applications in industry and related careers.
Supervisor: Dr Rebecca Jones
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Ying Chua
Personal details
Ying Chua BSc Project Student - Autumn 2025Project Description
I am studying the impact of Hands-On Pre Lab workshop on Y1 students' confidence and self-efficacy. Many Year 1 students feel nervous and lack confidence for their first-year labs. My research studies if students’ self-efficacy will increase after being able to physically familiarize themselves with the apparatus and practice setting up equipment before the lab session. The study will also explore how this workshop can help reduce cognitive load in the lab and increase students’ preparedness before entering the lab for their first synthesis experiment. To collect data, I will by conducting student surveys, student focus groups and interviews with GTAs.
Supervisor: Dr Luke Delmas