SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026

Dr Laura McCaughey

University of Glasgow

Laura is a teaching-focused senior lecturer in the School of Infection & Immunity at the University of Glasgow, specialising in Bacteriology. Laura’s educational work focuses on innovations to improve students' transferable skills development and employability, both in and out of the classroom, and to enhance the student experience. You can find more of Laura’s activities/interests on her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-c-mccaughey/

 

Dr Anna McGregor

University of Glasgow

Anna McGregor is a senior lecturer in Ecology and the Environment, working on marine ecology and coastal issues, particularly related to soundscapes and the cultural dimensions of ecosystem services. She has redesigned and led several interdisciplinary approaches spanning methods from business, geography, biology, language and the arts, particularly focused on incorporating active learning and skills development to enhance student employability. https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamcgregor-glasgowuniversity/

Dr Sarah Rayment

Nottingham Trent University

Dr Sarah Rayment is a senior lecturer and course leader for bioscience courses with an integrated foundation year in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University and Bioscience Scholarship Research Centre director for the university. After her first Ph.D., at Aston University in Birmingham, she spent a number of years as a post-doctoral researcher, first at Aston University and then at the University of Nottingham. She joined Nottingham Trent University in 2014 where she has completed a pedagogic Ph.D. on laboratory education alongside teaching across the bioscience provision. Sarah has a keen research interest in the development of professional skills in bioscience education and has published in the area of authentic teaching and learning predominantly in terms of the laboratory as a professional learning space. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic practice and is a Senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Prof. Dr. Nicola Veitch

University of Glasgow

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Dr Peter R Moult

Lecturer in Neuroscience & Level 3 Neuroscience Coordinator, University of Glasgow

Peter was appointed lecturer (Learning & Teaching) in Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow in 2018 and has since been appointed Level 3 lead for the Undergraduate Neuroscience degree.

Whilst originally training and working in cellular neuroscience across a number of universities he has developed a keen interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning particularly pertaining to collaborative curriculum design with practical skills applications within the life sciences.

Peter is a keen advocate of widening participation, jointly leading the Life Sciences college articulation program for the university of Glasgow which facilitates a direct entry route for college students into level two the life science programs.

Peter has taught and led a variety of Life Sciences courses over the years both in Glasgow & Dundee with a wide range of experience in course leadership and external examining.

Dr. Nicholas Freestone

School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, London

Nick Freestone is an Associate Professor in Physiology and Pharmacology and Course Leader for a suite of undergraduate degrees in Pharmaceutical Science at Kingston University in south west London.  He is co-Chair of the Royal Society of Biology’s “Bridging Awarding Gaps in the Biosciences” Network and a member of the British Pharmacological Society’s Inclusive Pharmacology Education Steering Group. He was also, until recently, an Education Theme Lead for The Physiological Society. In 2014 he was the UK’s Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year as awarded by Oxford University Press and the Higher Education Academy and is now Chair of the panel of judges for this award for the Royal Society of Biology. In 2021 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for his work in addressing awarding gaps both in his local teaching environment and also nationally.