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Dr

Caroline Magill

Senior Lecturer

Centre for Foundation Studies

  • Senior Lecturer
    Centre for Foundation Studies

BIOGRAPHY

Caroline joined the Centre in 2020 and is Course Leader for the Natural Sciences Foundation Year route. Caroline’s Course Leader role includes curriculum planning for her area, teaching and assessment. She also provides personal tutoring and pastoral support for students studying on this route. 

Caroline entered university as a mature student, after working in many different roles in horticulture, catering and customer service. Her experience of higher education as a mature student means she understands some of the challenges returning to education brings and also how rewarding it is. Caroline aims to make the Natural Sciences Foundation Year a fantastic experience whether you are a mature student or this is your next step after school or college.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Lecturer
    University of Chester, Centre for Foundation Studies, Chester, United KingdomMar 2020

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Lecturer
    Queen's University Belfast, INTO, Belfast, United Kingdom2012 - 2014

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Editorial Assistant
    Applied Phycology, United Kingdom2019 - 2020
  • Editorial Assistant
    European Journal of Phycology, United Kingdom2012 - 2020
  • Teacher
    Post-Primary Education, United Kingdom2017 - 2018
  • Personal Tutor
    Self-employed, United Kingdom2012 - 2017
  • Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator
    Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom2009 - 2012

DEGREES

  • PhD, Marine Biology
    Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
  • BSc, Marine Biology
    Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • PGCE
    Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
    Science
  • FHEA
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
    Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

SCHOOL

  • Centre for Foundation Studies