Dr Patrick Thomson
Teaching Fellow
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Personal statement
Personal statement
I'm currently the head of First Year in the school of Pure & Applied Chemistry. I run the first year teaching laboratory and the chemistry summer school, and I lecture on introductory organic chemistry for first year students. Additionally, I provide staff professional development on several well-established educational enhancements, such as Peer Instruction.
I am interested in chemical education, and laboratory education specifically. Within this area I conduct research on guided inquiry, a framework for building from a novice to expert lab scientist.
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Area of Expertise
- Guided Inquiry
- Chemical Education
- Laboratory Education
- Peer Instruction
- Pre-Labs
- Blended Learning
Prize And Awards
- Best poster prize at chemistry education conference
- Recipient
- 22/8/2022
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Recipient
- 12/8/2019
- Best poster prize at chemistry conference
- Recipient
- 21/8/2018
Qualifications
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Publications
- Use of a one-page reference guide in on-campus timed exams : reflections and assessment of its impact on students in a post-open-book world
- Gibson van Mil Lorraine T, Shermer Gan, Thomson Patrick
- Journal of Chemical Education (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00472
- Introducing graduate employability skills to year 1 chemistry students : reflecting upon impact
- Gibson van Mil Lorraine, De Pascale Egizia, Thomson Patrick I T, Walker Sarah, Scott Fraser J
- Journal of Chemical Education (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01287
- Reaction hijacking inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum asparagine tRNA synthetase
- Xie Stanley C, Wang Yinuo, Morton Craig J, Metcalfe Riley D, Dogovski Con, Pasaje Charisse Flerida A, Dunn Elyse, Luth Madeline R, Kumpornsin Krittikorn, Istvan Eva S, Park Joon Sung, Fairhurst Kate J, Ketprasit Nutpakal, Yeo Tomas, Yildirim Okan, Bhebhe Mathamsanqa N, Klug Dana M, Rutledge Peter J, Godoy Luiz C, Dey Sumanta, De Souza Mariana Laureano, Siqueira-Neto Jair L, Du Yawei, Puhalovich Tanya, Amini Mona, Shami Gerry, Loesbanluechai Duangkamon, Nie Shuai, Williamson Nicholas, Jana Gouranga P, Maity Bikash C, Thomson Patrick, Foley Thomas, Tan Derek S, Niles Jacquin C, Han Byung Woo, Goldberg Daniel E, Burrows Jeremy, Fidock David A, Lee Marcus CS, Winzeler Elizabeth A, Griffin Michael DW, Todd Matthew H, Tilley Leann
- Nature Communications Vol 15 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45224-z
- Exploring the hidden disabilities of mental health in the undergraduate laboratory
- De Pascale Egizia, Scott Fraser, Thomson Patrick, Willison Debra
- Variety in Chemistry Education / Physics Higher Education Conference (2022)
- Introducing elements of inquiry and experimental design in the first year of an undergraduate laboratory programme
- Thomson Patrick I T, Lamie Paul
- Journal of Chemical Education Vol 99, pp. 4118-4123 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00311
- Supporting a cohort of technical staff toward achieving AFHEA
- Savage Katy, Compton-Daw Emma, Thomson Patrick
- Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2020 (2020)
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Teaching
I am interested in chemical education, and laboratory education specifically. Within this area I conduct research on guided inquiry, a framework for building from a novice to expert lab scientist.
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Professional Activities
- Journal of Chemical Education (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 21/3/2024
- The one-page reference guide: supporting students in a post open-book world
- Speaker
- 25/8/2023
- The WellChem project: mental health, anxiety, and the chemistry laboratory
- Speaker
- 25/8/2023
- Jenny Burnham
- Host
- 20/2/2023
- Naomi Hennah
- Host
- 12/1/2023
- Mental Health, anxiety, and confidence in the chemistry laboratory
- Speaker
- 6/1/2023
Projects
- Student Mental Health and Anxiety as a Hidden Disability in UK Chemistry Labs
- Thomson, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Co-investigator) Willison, Debra (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- Chemistry Teacher & Technician Networking Meeting
- Thomson, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Principal Investigator) Wark, Alastair (Principal Investigator)
- Hosting an event organised by Education Scotland, and supported with ~£350 of their funding. Included Advanced Higher practical training.
- 15-Jan-2023 - 15-Jan-2023
- North Lanarkshire Technicians' CLPL
- Scott, Fraser (Principal Investigator) Thomson, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Cleary, Deborah Mary (Principal Investigator)
- North Lanarkshire Technicians' practical CLPL day, part-funded by an externally awarded RSC empowerment grant
- 02-Jan-2023 - 02-Jan-2023
- 23rd West of Scotland Meeting for Teachers of Chemistry
- Thomson, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Wark, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Principal Investigator)
- Hosted conference, funded with £1000 from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
- 12-Jan-2023 - 12-Jan-2023
- 22nd West of Scotland Meeting for Teachers of Chemistry
- Thomson, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Wark, Alastair (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Principal Investigator)
- Talks held online in Janaury 2022. Practical session held in-person in May 2022. Supported by £1000 of Royal Society of Chemistry funding.
- 13-Jan-2022 - 13-Jan-2022
- Exploring the Hidden Disabilities of Mental Health in the Undergraduate Laboratory
- Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Co-investigator) Thomson, Patrick (Co-investigator)
- 08-Jan-2021 - 07-Jan-2022
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Contact
Dr
Patrick
Thomson
Teaching Fellow
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Email: patrick.thomson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2347