2025 Science Teaching & Learning grant recipients
Lead investigatorSchoolProject
Anne BeasleyAgriculture and Food SustainabilityExploring AI Assistants: A Feasibility Study for Scenario-Based Farm Management Learning
Cheong Xin ChanChemistry and Molecular BiosciencesAI-powered adaptive learning with personalised feedback
Marina FortesChemistry and Molecular BiosciencesEmpowering Science Course Coordinators to Embed Indigenous Perspectives – guidelines, resources, and pilot implementation in 2 large courses 
Paul MillsVeterinary ScienceUsing AI to enhance short-answer question marking and feedback provision
Timothy PuckeringChemistry and Molecular BiosciencesScience simulators: a powerful new learning and assessment tool for the era of AI 
Susanne SchmidtAgriculture and Food SustainabilityIndigenous Knowledges: Plants, People, Country. Design, delivery and sustainability principles for Indigenising the higher-level curriculum
2024 Science Teaching & Learning grant recipients
Lead investigatorSchoolProject
Martine MaronEnvironmentCreating foundational knowledge products for school of the environment students
Daniel SchullVeterinary ScienceCultural safety resources for veterinary engagement with first nations clients and communities for Veterinary and Veterinary Technology students
Werdi PratiwiVeterinary ScienceEnhancing veterinary patient outcomes by improving students' patient monitoring skills to develop confident and competent graduates, prepared for emergency care and anaesthesia across species
Risti PermaniAgriculture and Food SustainabilityUnderstanding indigenous knowledge for sustainable agriculture and food systems through indigenous business case studies 
Nicola BrowneEnvironmentAuthentic field research experiences that engage a global community of science students in coral reef long-term monitoring programs for improved conservation outcomes
Elizabeth KrenskeChemistry and Molecular BiosciencesTrialling "ASSET" – An Enrichment Program for Science Students
Ulrike KapplerChemistry and Molecular BiosciencesAuthentic assessment and enhancement of workplace-relevant skills using virtual laboratory spaces
Melanie Robertson-DeanMathematics and PhysicsLow sensory labs, tutorials and workshops for UQ Science
2023 Science Teaching & Learning grant recipients
Lead investigatorSchoolProject
Jessa Thurman and Lynn CookBiological SciencesApplications of Entomology: connecting undergraduate students to industry and synthesizing the complementarity of these courses
Margaret Wegener and Tim McIntyreMathematics and PhysicsLearning Physics with Immersive Virtual Reality
Gurion AngBiological SciencesUQ-SURF (Science Undergraduate Research Forum) - the next wave of scientists
Stephanie BondVeterinary ScienceVetCloud: increasing student convenience and flexibility while implementing quality teaching efficiencies
Paul EbertBiological SciencesA cross-school initiative to enhance Customisable Practical Module Library (FoS T&L 2022-23) to include flexible simulators for teaching concepts, self-directed exploration and creating innovative and challenging exams in genetics and biochemistry
Allison StewartVeterinary ScienceDevelopment and pedagogical testing of a virtual simulator to teach veterinary science and technology students local anaesthetic technical skills

 

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