Funded projects - Faculty of Natural Sciences
FoNS projects 1st set
Cross-Faculty digital transformation
Increasing the capacity and capabilities of the Faculties of Engineering and Natural Sciences in order to support the introduction of digitally-enhanced teaching and learning.
Project Leads: Professor Omar Matar, Professor Emma McCoy, Dr Phil Ramsden, Dr Kristel Fobelets, Moira Sarsfield and Shireen Lock.
Investment: £4,616,000
Duration: 5 years
Cross-College Mathematics pilot
Exploring opportunities to work across Faculties to identify significant overlaps in Mathematics content and develop a common approach.
Project Lead: Professor Emma McCoy, Phil Power, Dr Phil Ramsden, Sam Brzezicki
Investment: £71,000
Duration: 6 months
Can computers do our marking?
First-year undergraduates learn a new programming language (Lean) which is powerful enough to understand and verify mathematical theorems and proofs, providing fine grained, timely, dialogic feedback.
Project Lead: Professor Kevin Buzzard
Department: Maths
Investment: £49,000
Duration: 18 months
FoNS projects 2nd set
Developing Data Science modules
Meeting the growing demand for courses and degree programs in Data Science.
Project Lead: Dr Seth Flaxman, Dr Marina Evangelou,, Professor Niall Adams, Professor Yike Guo
Department: Maths/Data Science Institute
Investment: £233,000
Duration: 3 years
Scientific Computing – A platform for interactive learning
Developing a platform for the efficient and effective acquisition of literacy and mastery in scientific computing by providing an active and interactive learning and teaching environment.
Project Lead: Professor Peter Schmid
Department: Maths
Investment: £285,000
Duration: 5 years
Chemical Kitchen
Chemistry students will take part in an innovative module that mixes lab skills with those needed in high-end gastronomy - the Chemical Kitchen.
Project Lead: Professor Roger Kneebone & Professor Alan Spivey
Department: Chemistry
Investment: £335,000
Duration: 3 years
FoNS projects 3rd set
Opportunities for active learning in Physics
Requiring students to think about challenging concepts through small group and paired discussion and activities that develop ideas and understanding.
Project Leads: Dr Vijay Tymms and Dr Yasmin Andrew
Department: Physics
Investment: £451,000
Duration: 4 years
Strengthening Learning Communities
Enhancing sense of belonging in all students from different gender, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, while developing diverse and inclusive assessment strategies in FoNS and beyond.
Project Leads: Dr Mark Richards, Dr Vijay Tymms, Dr Camille Kandiko Howson, Professor Dimitri Vvedensky, Professor Morgan Wascko, Dr Daniel Mortlock and Dr Elizabeth Hauke.
Department: Physics, CHERS and CLCC
Investment: £613,000
Duration: 4 years