Science education
Our theme members work to build new educational experiences and examine how well they work for students and academics.
Our research projects use a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the development, implementation, stakeholder experience and outcomes of educational activities.
Working directly with educators, employers and other students at UQ and further afield, our research students:
- conduct surveys and interviews
- examine student outputs
- analyse feedback from multiple sources
- work directly on creative teaching media such as online learning tools, video productions, student magazines, radio programs and podcasts.
Theme members also collaborate with other academics in local, national and international contexts to evaluate and improve educational practice.
Theme leader: Prof Gwen Lawrie
Research disciplines
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Biotechnology
Inorganic chemistry
Microbiology
Organic chemistry
Physical and computational chemistry
Research themes
Advanced functional materials
Biomolecular and medicinal chemistry
Computational molecular science
Infection and immunity
Molecular genetics and genomics
Science education
Structural biology and biochemistry
Synthesis and catalysis
Theme members
Professor James Fraser: Sex virulence and evolution in pathogenic fungi
Professor Ulrike Kappler - Microbial physiology and biochemistry of metalloenzymes
Associate Professor Graham Leggatt - Immunotherapy of non-melanoma skin cancers
Professor Mark Schembri: Bacterial pathogenesis
Dr Simon Worrall - Mechanisms of drug-induced liver damage