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from 2017-2020. He is a passionate advocate for active learning, in demand as a keynote speaker well beyond the chemistry arena. He has led UEA's chemistry provision as Director of Learning and Teaching since 2015 and has accelerated their implementation of blended learning in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tina Overton has been Professor of Chemistry Education at the University of Hull and Monash University and was Director of the University of Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence. She has published widely in chemistry education and science education research and is the author of several textbooks. Tina has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's Higher Education Teaching Award, Tertiary Education Award, and Nyholm Prize, and the Royal Australian Chemistry Institute's Fensham Medal. She is a National Teaching Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Andy Parsons is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of York. His teaching has been recognised by a Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Education Teaching Award. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and, in 2018, was awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship by the HEA in recognition of his inspirational and innovative approaches to teaching. In 2017, he delivered a first ever University of York MOOC, called Exploring Everyday Chemistry, which has attracted over 20,000 learners from more than 140 countries.

Gwen Pilling is a former Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and member of the Science Education Group at the University of York, with experience of teaching chemistry at both secondary school and undergraduate level. She was Director of the Salters Advanced Chemistry Project and Chief Examiner for the OCR Chemistry AS and A Level Examinations from 1992 to 2002. Her main areas of interests were curriculum development in chemistry in the post-16 school age group, supporting teachers through curriculum change, the interface between secondary and tertiary education, and context-led courses in higher education.

Gareth Price graduated from the University of Bath with 1st class Honours and a PhD in Physical Chemistry. After postdoctoral research in Toronto, Canada, he was appointed to a lectureship in chemistry at City University, London in 1986 and moved to the University of Bath in 1988 were he was promoted to Professor in 2009. In 2019 he joined Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi as Professor and Chair of Chemistry. As well as Chemical Education, Gareth has research interests in the synthesis, characterisation and application of new polymers and nanoparticles. Outside the University he has been involved in the accreditation of degree programmes with the Royal Society of Chemistry where he was also elected President of the Education Division.