Paul C Yates
Education and Training
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BSc Class I, Chemical Physics (Materials and Molecules), University of Reading,
1983
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PhD, Molecular Modelling of Macrocyclic Complexes, University of Reading, 1987
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Software Engineering (30 credit postgraduate award), The Open University, 1998
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Objected Oriented Software Technology (15 credit postgraduate award), The Open
University, 1999
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Hay Job Evaluation Method and Application, 2005
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Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Award in Workplace Coaching for
Team Leaders and First Line Managers, 2008
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OPP Learning, MBTI Step I Qualifying Programme, 2010
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MA, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Keele University, 2010
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Institute of Leadership and Management Level 3 Award in First Line Management,
2011
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Finance for Non Finance Managers, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants,
2014
Membership of Professional Bodies
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, since 2007 (previously Member)
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Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, since 2014 (previously Member of
the Institute of Learning and Teaching and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
Employment
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Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, 1986-1987
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Teaching Fellow, Aston University, 1987-1988
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Lecturer in Computing and Molecular Modelling, Aston University, 1988-1989
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Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, Keele University, 1989-2002
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Academic Staff Developer, Keele University, 2000-2011
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Acting Head, Learning and Professional Development Centre, Keele University, 2011
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Discipline Lead for the Physical Sciences, The Higher Education Academy, 2011present
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Associate Lecturer (part time), Open University, 1994-2003
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Assistant Examiner (part time), Northern Examination and Assessment Board, 19902000
Positions of Responsibility
Internal
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Chair, Research Staff Network, 2002-2011
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Chair, Research Staff Committee , 2001-2007 and 2008-2011
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Chair, Quality Enhancement Subcommittee , 2004-2006
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Member, Learning and Teaching Committee , 2003-2006
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Member, Graduate School Board, 2005-2011
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Member, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Programme Management
Board, 2005-2007
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Project Manager, International Policy Briefings, Malaysia Dubai and UK, 2014
External
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Treasurer, Royal Society of Chemistry Tertiary Education Group, 1996 - 2005
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Treasurer, Royal Society of Chemistry Chemical Education Research Group, 2002 2009
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Honorary Treasurer, Royal Society of Chemistry Education Division Council, 2003 2006
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Chair, European Chemistry Thematic Network Working Group on Newly Appointed
University Chemistry Teaching Staff, 2003-2012
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Secretary, European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences Division of
Chemical Education, 2003 - present
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Vice Chair for Western Europe, European Association of Chemical and Molecular
Sciences Division of Chemical Education, 2004-2010
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Chair, Royal Society of Chemistry Tertiary Education Group, 2005 - 2009
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Co-Chair, Vitae Midlands Researcher Staff Development Group, 2010 - 2011
Books Published
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Chemical Calculations, Blackie Academic and Professional, London, 1997 (second
edition published by Taylor and Francis, April 2007)
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Chemical Calculations at a Glance, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2005 (Japanese
translation published by Tokyo Kagaku Dozin Co Ltd)
Reports Authored
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Skills in Mathematics and Statistics in Chemistry and Tackling Transition, Higher
Education Academy STEM project series, 2014 (with D E Shallcross)
Journal Articles in Computational Chemistry
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34 articles in peer reviewed journals
Journal Articles in Chemical Education
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World Wide Web Publishing as a Basis for Student Projects, University Chemistry
Education 2, 1-4, 1998.
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Improving Students' Data Analysis Skills in the Laboratory, University Chemistry
Education 2, 37-39, 1998.
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Making the Best Use of the First Year Chemistry Laboratory, Research in
Assessment XIV: Aspects of First Year Higher Education, Royal Society of
Chemistry, 1999 pp. 25-33.
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Evaluation of Different Strategies for the Effective Use of the World Wide Web in the
Learning and Teaching of University Level Chemistry, Chemistry Education:
Research and Practice in Europe 1, 129-133, 2000.
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Use of World Wide Web Access Statistics to Monitor Study Patterns in Physical
Chemistry, British Journal of Educational Technology 31, 254-256, 2000.
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Use of a World Wide Web Site Evaluation Tool in Chemistry, Journal of Science
Education and Technology 9, 357-365, 2000.
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A Simple Method for Illustrating Uncertainty Analysis, Journal of Chemical Education
78, 770-771, 2001.
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Is the Mathematics Problem Recognised by the Chemical Industry? University
Chemistry Education 6, 17-21, 2002.
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Mathematics in Context, Education in Chemistry 39, 78-80, 2002.
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Teaching Mathematics to First Year Undergraduate Chemists in the Context of their
Discipline, LTSN MathsTeam Project Maths for Engineering and Science, 40-41,
2003.
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ELCHEM: A Metalaboratory to Develop Grid e-Learning Technologies and Services
for Chemistry (with A Laganà, A Riganelli, O Gervasi, K Wahala, R Salzer, E Varella
and J Froehlich), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3480, 938-946, 2005.
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Residential summer school - special way of academic teacher training (with M
Brindell, I Maciejowska, J Mania, M Woźniakiewicz and R Wietecha-Posluszny),
Annals of the Polish Chemical Society, 2007.
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Maths for Chemists: What Every Chemistry Student Needs to Know:
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Quantity Calculus, Education in Chemistry, 44, 27-28, 2007.
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Displaying Data, Education in Chemistry, 44, 155-156, 2007.
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Understanding Algebra, Education in Chemistry, 45, 92-93, 2008.
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Rearranging Equations, Education in Chemistry, 45, 186-187, 2008.
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Logarithms, Education in Chemistry, 46, 93, 2009.
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The Exponential Function, Education in Chemistry, 46, 186-187, 2009.
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Significant Figures, Education in Chemistry, 47, 90-91, 2010.
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Trigonometry in Chemistry, Education in Chemistry, 48, 92-93, 2011.
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Equation of a Straight Line, Education in Chemistry, 49, 19-21, 2012.
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Gradients and Rates of Change, Education in Chemistry, 49, 28-29,
2012.
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Fractions, Education in Chemistry, 50, 14-15, 2013.
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Experimental Uncertainties, Education in Chemistry, 51, 16-17, 2014.
Training Programmes for Newly Appointed University Chemistry Teaching Staff (with
I Maciejowska) in I Eilks and B Byers (eds.), Innovative Methods of Teaching and
Learning Chemistry in Higher Education, pp. 229-255, RSC Publishing, 2009.
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Newly Appointed University Chemistry Teaching Staff: Past Successes and Future
Challenges, ECTN Association Newsletter, February 2010.
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New strategies for teaching maths to chemistry students, Anal Bioanal Chem, 404,
2787-2792, 2012.
Conference Presentations
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Use of the Learning Hierarchy Concept in Teaching Mathematics for Chemists,
American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2000
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The Importance of Mathematical Skills within Chemistry Degree Programmes, 16th
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 2000
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A Modular Library of Resources for the Development of Maths Skills in the Physical
Sciences, Multimedia in Chemistry Education Working Group, European Chemistry
Thematic Network Plenary Meeting, Perugia, Italy, 2002
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Identifying the Mathematical Weaknesses of Students in Physical Chemistry, 17th
Biennial Conference in Chemical Education, Bellingham, Washington, USA, 2002
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Using the Chemical Education Literature and Beyond, Variety in Chemistry
Education/Irish Variety in Chemistry Teaching, Dublin, 2003
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Preparing Future Faculty - The European Programs, Gordon Conference on
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Ventura, California, USA, 2004
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Newly Appointed University Chemistry Teaching Staff, 7th European Conference on
Research in Chemical Education/3rd European Conference in Chemical Education,
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004
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Chemical Education Research, Practice, Innovation, Evaluation and Scholarship,
Chemical Education Research Group Lecture at Variety in Chemistry Education,
Plymouth, United Kingdom, 2004
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A MathML Based Resource to Support a Course of Pre-Teacher Training in
Chemistry, European Chemistry Thematic Network Plenary Meeting, Thessaloniki,
Greece, 2005
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A New European Initiative for the Development of New Faculty, International Society
for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2007 Conference, Sydney, Australia,
2007
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Training Newly Appointed University Chemistry Teaching Staff: A European Summer
School, 9th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education, Istanbul,
Turkey, 2008
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Developing the Mathematical Literacy of Chemists, 20th Biennial Conference in
Chemical Education, Indiana, USA, 2008
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Teaching Academic Staff to Teach: The Role of Institutions and Disciplines, Techno
TN Forum, Brussels, Belgium, 2009
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Ten important ideas for university lecturers, 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress,
Nuremberg, Germany 2010
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Skills for University Lecturers, 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, Nuremberg,
Germany 2010
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Online Researcher Supervisor Training: An Action Research Project, Vitae
Researcher Development International Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom
2011
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The Eurolecturer Award To Recognise University Chemistry Teaching Staff In
Europe, 22nd International Conference on Chemical Education/11th European
Conference on Research in Chemical Education, Rome, 2012
Other Information
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Royal Society of Chemistry representative, School Curriculum and Assessment
Authority Seminar on A Level Mental Mathematics, London, 1996
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Local organiser, Variety in Chemistry Education, Keele University, 2002
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Organiser, European Chemistry Thematic Network Summer School for Newly
Appointed University Chemistry Teaching Staff, Malta, 2005 and 2007
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Recipient of Keele University Staff Award for Learning and Teaching Excellence,
2006
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Member of Royal Society of Chemistry working group on the Postgraduate Skills
Record, 2008
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Member of Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre review panel on the
student experience in chemistry, 2007-2008
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Member of QAA benchmark statement for Forensic Science group, 2011-2012
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Visiting Professor, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 2012
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Reviewer, Royal Society of Chemistry Activating Research Programme, 2012-2014
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Member of QAA benchmark statement for Chemistry review group, 2013-2014
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Reviewer of academic staff applications for promotion, University of Leicester, 2014