Dr Alison Hill
Associate Professor (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
A.M.Hill@exeter.ac.uk
4605
Geoffrey Pope 419
Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter , Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
Overview
- MSc/MRes Advanced Biological Sciences Programme Director
- Senior Tutor for Postgraduate Taught and MSci students
- Senior Fellow of the HEA
- Exeter Education Incubator Fellow (2017/18; 2022/23, 2023/24)
- Royal Society of Chemistry Excellence in Higher Education Prize 2022
- LearnSci Teaching Innovation Award 2022, 2023
Qualifications
1994 PhD Bio-organic Chemistry, University of Cambridge
1989 BSc (Hons) Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Career
2023-present Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter
2010-2023 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter
2005-2012 Teaching Fellow, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter
2001-2005 Research Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Exeter
1995-2001 Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, King's College London
1994-1995 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA
Research group links
Research
Research interests
I am currently researching using unique data sets for fair and robust examinations:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/online-exams-are-growing-popularity-how-can-they-be-fair-and-robust
I have done reasearch addressing the Mathematics gap in Biosciences as part of my Exeter Education Incubator project.
Research projects
Unique data sets: J. Chem. Educ., 2021, 98(12):4094-4100, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00853
Publications
Journal articles
Chapters
Conferences
External Engagement and Impact
Awards/Honorary fellowships
Royal Society of Chemistry Excellence in Higher Education Prize 2022
LearnSci Teaching innovation Award 2022, 2023
Most Supportive Member of Staff Bioscience 2012; shortlisted for Exeter Teaching Awards 2012 in this category
Committee/panel activities
RSC Higher Education group
RSC Education Prize committee
RSC Pennisula Group
Editorial responsibilities
Journal of Chemical Education reviewer
Invited lectures
University of Surrey (November 2023)
Queen Mary University of London (November 2023)
University of Reading (January 2024)
University of Plymouth (February 2024)
University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews, University of Glasgow (April 2024)
University of Bristol (April 2024)
University of Kent (May 2024)
Westminster Higher Education Forum Policy Conference: Next Steps for Tackling Cheating in Higher Education, April 2022
Addressing the Mathematics Gap in Biosciences, Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference, University of Bristol 2018
Variety in Chemical Education/Physics Higher Education Conference (ViCEPHEC), Durham 2023
Teaching
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Programme Lead for MSc/MRes Advanced Biological Sciences
- Senior Tutor, Postgraduate Taught and MSci Students
Module Coordinator:
- BIO2090 Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry
- BIO3041 Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
- BIO3090 Secondary Metabolism and Metabolites
- BIOM509 Professional Skills
- BIOM550 Research Project 1
- BIOM560 Research Project
Module Contributor:
- BIO2086 Metabolism
- BIO3089 Organic Synthesis and Drug Design
Modules
2023/24
- BIO2090 - Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry
- BIO3041 - Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
- BIO3090 - Secondary Metabolites
- BIOM509 - Professional Skills
- BIOM514 - Secondary Metabolites
- BIOM550 - Research Project 1
- BIOM560 - Research Project