Professor Debra Willison
Deputy Associate Principal
Pure and Applied Chemistry
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Prize And Awards
- Strathclyde Medal
- Recipient
- 11/10/2022
- Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Recipient
- 2016
- Ist Prize Poster
- Recipient
- 2014
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Recipient
- 2013
- Most Supportive Teacher Award
- Recipient
- 2012
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Recipient
- 2008
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Publications
- Reflections on developing a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach to embedding education for sustainable development into higher education curricula
- Logan Louise, Strachan Scott, Willison Debra, Bain Roderick, Roberts Jen, Mitchell Iain, Yarr Roderick
- Emerald Open Research Vol 1 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1108/EOR-09-2023-0007
- ChemDiverse : a chemistry careers activity showcasing diversity
- R. Velasquez Sara T, Nimmo Roslyn, Pookayil Teena, Lydon Christopher, Willison Debra, Scott Fraser J
- Journal of Chemical Education Vol 100, pp. 3881-3887 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00355
- Good Practice Guide for Micro-credentials and Small Qualifications in Scotland
- Willison Debra
- (2023)
- The Chemistry Clinic : collaborative teamwork to achieve innovative solutions
- Willison Debra, Ingram Sharon E, Liggat John J, McMillan Brian George
- Perspectives on Enhancing Student Transition Into Higher Education and Beyond (2023) (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8198-1.ch008
- Perspectives on Enhancing Student Transition into Higher Education and Beyond
- Willison Debra, Henderson Emma
- (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8198-1
- Policy for Student Mobility
- Willison Debra
- (2023)
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Research Interests
My research interests centre on the enhancement of learning and teaching within the following areas of focus:
- Student Transitions in Higher Education
- Students as Partners in Academic Development
- Personal Development Planning
- Employability
- Widening Participation
Previously, my research profile centred on the synthesis of ferrocene derivatives and metal carbonyl complexes and their use as chiral auxiliaries in asymmetric synthesis.
Professional Activities
- Royal Society of Chemistry socioeconomic inclusion special funding grant holders workshop
- Participant
- 23/4/2024
- Fundng and Writing Research Proposals
- Speaker
- 15/4/2024
- Mainstreaming ESD into the Curricula
- Speaker
- 21/3/2024
- Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development
- Speaker
- 5/2/2024
- University of Greenwich
- Visiting researcher
- 1/2/2024
- Planning for Promotion: Teaching & Scholarship Family
- Speaker
- 17/1/2024
Projects
- A Scottish perspective on the barriers to progression into, and through, Chemistry HE for those from deprived backgrounds
- Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Principal Investigator)
- 04-Jan-2023 - 03-Jan-2024
- 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
- A Scottish perspective on the barriers to progression into, and through, Chemistry HE for those from deprived backgrounds
- Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) Scott, Fraser (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Enhancing Chemistry and Science Career Motivation in Scottish Primary Learners.( Outreach Fund - Large Grants 2023)
- Scott, Fraser (Principal Investigator) Walker, Sarah (Co-investigator) Willison, Debra (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Decolonising the Science Curriculum
- Morrissey, Sean (Co-investigator) Carlysle, Felicity (Principal Investigator) Willison, Debra (Co-investigator)
- QAA Scotland funded project
- 01-Jan-2023
- A Success Infrastructure for a Diverse Student Community
- Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) English, Rosanne (Principal Investigator)
- QAA funded research project for 2 student interns (£1000)
- 03-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2022
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Contact
Professor
Debra
Willison
Deputy Associate Principal
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Email: d.willison@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3281