Dr Dom Henri
| Post Nominals | SFHEA. NTF |
|---|---|
| Biography | I am a National Teaching Fellow (2021), Senior Fellow of the HEA, and a previous winner of the Royal Society of Biology’s Higher Education Teacher of the Year award (2018). As Director of Studies and Deputy Head of the Department of Biological and Marine Sciences between 2018-2022, I led the transformation of our biosciences provision to be more marketable, efficient and inclusive. This work is tied to my pedagogic research enhancing teaching and assessment in higher education, with a particular focus on building student confidence and maximising graduate employability. The Quality Assurance Agency currently funds our Competence-Based Assessment project, which attempts to collaboratively build a framework of effective university assessment in the 21st Century with universities across the UK. https://www.qaa.ac.uk//en/membership/collaborative-enhancement-projects/assessment/a-competence-based-assessment-framework Since starting at Hull, I have taught topics across animal behaviour, ecology, entomology, conservation, and sustainability, which align with my broad academic background. Originally, I completed a BSc in Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour and an MSc in lichen physiology at Durham University, before completing a PhD in insect population ecology and sustainable agriculture at the University of Exeter. |
| Teaching and Learning | I have won local and national awards for my teaching and science communication in a range of areas in conservation and ecology; including the Royal Society of Biology's Teacher of the Year, as well as being a National Teaching Fellow. I currently lead the final year module titled Practical Conservation, a specialist module that uses our extensive network of conservation contacts to prepare students for a career in the UK conservation and/or ecology sectors. I also lead the second year Conservation module, which covers the science, politics, socioeconomics, and reality that underpins humanity's attempts to avert the ongoing biodiversity crisis. I further contribute to teaching on ecology, animal behaviour, and conservation at all levels of study (from Foundation to MSc). I support the University's Teaching Excellence Academy, developing educational practice across the entirety of university provision through contributions to our PCAP, DARTE, and curriculum development programmes. More broadly, I have been responsible for the most recent transformation of the Biosciences degrees as the Director of Studies for the Department of Biological and Marine Sciences. This post led to a position as a Senior Research Fellow for the Teaching Excellence Academy, where I help apply the principles of our transformed programmes to with degrees within the University and across the country. |
| PhD Supervision Availability | No |