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Personal Statement
Current Responsibilities
Seconded to the Office of the Vice Principal (2017-present)
Undertake duties to support the Vice Prinicpal's portfolio in Learning and Teaching.
Chair of Strathclyde Online (2017-present)
Committee which oversees the coordination and development of digital education activity across the institution with the aim of realizing opportunities, maximizing connectivity and support.
Vice Dean Academic, Faculty of Science (2015-present)
Responsible for the strategic development of teaching and learning in the Faculty of Science, playing a key role in the development of the Faculty academic plan and guiding departments in determining their academic strategy to support this plan.
Key areas of activity include:
- student recruitment
- curriculum development
- learning enhancement
- retention
- widening participation
- quality assurance
Research Interests
My research interests centre on the enhancement of learning and teaching within the following areas of focus:
- Student Transitions in Higher Education
- Students as Partners in Academic Development
- Personal Development Planning
- Employability
- Widening Participation
Previously, my research profile centred on the synthesis of ferrocene derivatives and metal carbonyl complexes and their use as chiral auxiliaries in asymmetric synthesis.
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Projects
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National Project for BGE Pupils: Analysis of Soil in Scottish Schools
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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National Project for BGE Pupils: Global Challenges of Clean Water
Willison, D., Davidson, C. & Scott, F.
1/07/19 → 1/07/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Guidance on the Use of Videoconferencing or Skype, Zoom (or equivalent) for Viva Voce Examination.
Green, B., Gould, H., Willison, D. & Milligan, C., 1 Jun 2020, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 13 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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How safe is your playground? Analyzing soil in Scottish schools through a university outreach project
Willison, D., Davidson, C. M. & Scott, F., 8 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 97, 12, p. 4321-4329 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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School Resources For: How Safe is Your Playground? Analysing Soil in Scottish Schools Through a University Outreach Project
Scott, F. (Creator), Willison, D. (Creator) & Davidson, C. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 13 Mar 2020
DOI: 10.15129/c58a7928-a9fe-462d-b3f9-8b5e4df164f4
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Prizes
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Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Willison, Debra (Recipient), 1990
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Willison, Debra (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Employability Skills: A Comparative Study Between Scotland and Australia
Debra Willison (Speaker)
3 Nov 2020 → 5 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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University of Swansea
Debra Willison (Visiting researcher)
15 Oct 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution