Teaching:

BSc level :

I am module leader for a first year course on Microbiology (approx 180 students each year). I give 4 lectures on Microbial Biotechnology and take a practical class on 'Counting microbes)

I also teach soil pollution to a 3rd year course (Pollution of Air, Water and Soil).

All lecture material is only accessible to students who take the courses and is contained within Blackboard : a managed learning environment used by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne

MSc level :

I am currently developing a new module on Bioremediation to be delivered in Feb-March 2006.

Link to Bioremediation quiz. Take this quiz to help you assess your knowledge of bioremediation. It's only a short quiz but I have tried to include a lot of "informal" feedback to help understanding. Please let me know if you find it useful or otherwise.

I am also involved in development of a new internationally recognised MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism in collaboration with Naresuan University in Thailand. We hope to have this course available by September next year and are in the process of getting the programme approved. All students doing the course will be based in Naresuan University and the course will be taught in English. If interested you can contact me to find out more.Non-English speaking students will be given English language assistance and English speaking students will be able to learn Thai. I was awarded an EC Asia-Link grant for 296,000 Euro to help develop this course (2003-2005).