The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. James's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About James
Associate Professor in Bioscience Education
Supervised Research Degrees
'Pre-clinical medical student time use and the predictions of teaching staff' - William Adams, MClinEd, 2021 (co-supervised with Dr Alina Beltechi)
'Evaluation of a remote near-peer mentoring scheme for undergraduate medical students' - Zachary Knee, MClinEd, 2021
Teaching
I have teaching interests in medical microbiology, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance and molecular biology. I deliver lectures, year 1 & 2 life science resource centre sessions (small group teaching) and year 3 and 4 teaching in support of these areas. I previously co-organised the Microbiology Educators network as part of the Microbiology society. I am a Senior Fellow Advance HE and a Postgraduate certificate in academic practice. I have been nominated for, or have won, several student nominated awards.听
Within the Peninsula Medical School, I have several roles:
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- Academic lead for microbiology (Peninsula Medical School)
- Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) lead, now CBL lead for BMBS
- Academic tutor BMBS year 1 & 2
- Medical Science Assessment lead (stage 1 BMBS)
- SSU provider for year 1 and 2 BMBS听
- I also help organise events as part of our Division of Educational Scholarship with Dr Tracey Collett and Dr Helen Watson
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Contact James
C524, Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 586782
james.edwards@plymouth.ac.uk