The Education Research group is led by Dr David Grant (Medical School) and Dr Julie Dickson (Vet School). 

The aims of the Educational research theme are to promote and help support educational research across the faculty of health sciences. Often teachers have great ideas for teaching and would like to research the educational benefits of their innovations, but are unsure where to start, how to design an educational study, how to analyse the data, and ensure publishable work.

The group aims to support colleagues in these endeavours, and provide workshops on the different steps involved in an educational project.

• Previous work has been conducted to explore key themes for an education research strategy through a Delphi process.  This identified Assessment and Student Wellbeing and Technology Enhanced Learning themes particularly as a research area cross-faculty.
• If you need help with your own project, want to offer mentoring can offer to supervise/co-supervise an educational PhD, or would like to join the research group please contact dj.grant@bristol.ac.uk or julie.dickson@bristol.ac.uk

Current workshops delivered and organised by the group are:

• How to design an educational research project 1: Is my idea researchable and publishable?
• How to design an educational research project 2: Now you have the idea, how to design a study!
• How to apply for research ethics for educational research projects?

We also have more workshops planned in the future and aim every year to hold an ALERT Event for researchers (beginners and experienced) to gain support and peer feedback on their research projects.

 

Quotes:

David and Julie: We want to help build the great innovative educational ideas our colleagues have into publishable work, developing individuals' expertise and enhancing the reputation of the Centre for Health Sciences, and the wider Faculty, as a leader in educational research.