Mr Robert Collins
Senior Teaching Fellow
Strathclyde Institute of Education
Prize And Awards
- University Senate Representative: University Educational Enhancement Committee
- Recipient
- 18/9/2024
- University Senate Representative: Student Discipline Committee
- Recipient
- 11/9/2024
- University of Strathclyde Senate
- Recipient
- 4/9/2024
- Chair of Board of Examiners
- Recipient
- 1/8/2024
- Lead Faculty Reviewer: Module and Courses Review Panel
- Recipient
- 1/9/2023
- Faculty Courses Review Panel Chair
- Recipient
- 1/8/2023
Publications
- Playing with climate fresk : an interdisciplinary project to promote French and education for sustainable development (ESD)
- Jollet Noemie, Collins Robert, Mouat Clare
- Scottish Languages Review Vol Spring 2025, pp. 13-22 (2025)
- Play-based pedagogy in science : realising ambitions from a Scottish perspective
- Aitchison Kirsty, Collins Robert
- 184 (2025)
- To see oursels as ithers see us! : a lesson for science tutors from their students
- Collins Robert, Chambers Paul
- ASE Primary Science Journal Vol 182, pp. 7-9 (2024)
- Discovering Climate Fresk : a scalable peer-to-peer facilitator model
- Collins Robert, Jollet Noemie, Mouat Clare
- (2023)
- From StrathCEKO to StrathCAN : building a community of climate education ambassadors from the bottom up in a higher education institution
- Strachan Scott, Quirke William, Sprick Reiner Sebastian, Gallou Eirini, Collins Robert, Faulkner Suzanne
- 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (2023)
- In conversation with Scott Strachan
- Collins Robert, Strachan Scott
- ASE Primary Science Journal Vol 177, pp. 4-5 (2023)
Teaching
As Course Director of TQFE UG & PG programmes in SIoE, Robert successfully led on the design, development and creation of HaSS Faculty's first Industry Facing Moodle online course.
Within SIoE, he oversees all aspects of TQFE course provision management of this pre-requisite professional award for GTCS FE lecturer recognition.
He is also responsible for supervision of STEM, ESD and adult-learning themed UG & PGT (Masters) research theses, TQFE PG Viva Assessment and the development and delivery of UG & PG ITE STEM, ESD, Digital Literacies, Professional Studies and Practicum modules.
Additionally, as a very experienced VIP4SD University Lead, Robert is regulalry consulted on the viability and evaluation of VIP4SD project innovation and impact across the University and beyond, as well as acting as formal content administrator of the University's public-facing Strathclyde Climate Amabassadors Network (StrathCAN) website.
Research Interests
Robert's early research centred on the investigation of adult and child learner identity development in STEM Education. This subsequently served as an excellent basis for his current focus with adult learners regarding VIP4SD pedagogy in HE and associated transformative practices in ESD provision within FE.
His most recent associated research sub-themes include study into participant pedgogical confidence in implementing transdisciplinary ESD and in establishing associated enhanced approaches towards its delivery within effective HE and FE provision.
These research strands have resulted in a comprehensive range of focussed publication, conference presentation and popular knowledge exchange activities, as well as the delivery of a variety of research-informed Career Long Professional Learning programmes both at home and abroad.
Professional Activities
- Transforming Further Education through Evidence and Enquiry.
- Organiser
- 30/3/2026
- Higher, further, faster, maybe. Does master's research alter the horizon of professional practice in further education?
- Invited speaker
- 11/3/2026
- Moving further a field. Charting the Cartesian contribution of master’s level professional inquiry to enhancing practice in the UK college landscape.
- Invited speaker
- 11/3/2026
- VIP4SD Connectivity and Energy Access Collaboration Workshop
- Participant
- 16/1/2026
- Supporting University Widening Access Dept's Accelerate programme
- Contributor
- 18/5/2025
- Ian O'Neil
- Host
- 9/12/2024
Projects
- 5G Portable Networks for Sustainable Rural Connectivity through Vertically Integrated Education Initiative.
- Atimati, Ehinomen Elizabeth (Principal Investigator) Strachan, Scott (Co-investigator) Frame, Damien (Co-investigator) Collins, Robert (Co-investigator)
- The 5G portable networks for sustainable rural connectivity through vertically integrated education initiatives integrates intelligent 5G and 6G network projects into the award-winning Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development (VIP4SD) at the University of Strathclyde. Students and researchers across various disciplines and academic levels research and design sustainable, intelligent telecom projects, such as low-cost, energy-efficient intelligent 5G/6G networks for rural connectivity in specific locations, thereby enhancing the learning experience of students in telecom, energy, social science, and education. This multidisciplinary project, with tangible and measurable outcomes, addresses connectivity gaps, supports poverty reduction through effective youth education.
- 30-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- ESD in Courses: Audit of BAPE Degree Course
- Collins, Robert (Principal Investigator)
- Course-wide audit of ESD practices within BA(Hons) Primary Education undergraduate Initial Teacher Education degree
- 01-Jan-2024 - 18-Jan-2024
- Developing Young Strathclyder Resources
- Collins, Robert (Principal Investigator)
- VIP4SD students collaboration with Young Strathclyder to reconstruct and add to current YS resource materials and lesson plans
- 13-Jan-2024 - 11-Jan-2024
- VIP4SD Participation in UNESCO Project: Sustainable Languages
- Collins, Robert (Principal Investigator)
- VIP4SD students acquire real-world research skills via mentorship on actual UNESCO sustainable languages project
- 13-Jan-2024 - 12-Jan-2024
- Creating ESD Audit tool with EAUC FE & HE Resources
- Collins, Robert (Principal Investigator)
- Partnership working with EAUC Creating ESD Audit tool with EAUC FE & HE Resources
- 01-Jan-2024 - 11-Jan-2024
- Discovering Climate Fresk: A Scalable peer-to-peer facilitator model
- Collins, Robert (Principal Investigator) Jollet, Noemie (Co-investigator) Mouat, Clare (Co-investigator)
- Robert Collins, the ESD Lead of the Institute of Education, together with Teaching Fellows Noemie Jollet and Clare Mouat and members of the StrathCAN Network (the Strathclyde Climate Ambassadors Network) have been working with a local primary school to enhance community understanding of the current Climate Emergency. This cross-faculty project involved Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students and undergraduate French students from the Department of Humanities.
Climate Fresk was used as a primary resource and develops the simple concept of ‘cause and effect’ to introduce many of the challenging issues surrounding climate change while promoting languages, such as French. - 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2023
Contact
Mr
Robert
Collins
Senior Teaching Fellow
Strathclyde Institute of Education
Email: r.collins@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8112