SICSA Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme

Established by Director of Education, Dr Matthew Barr, in 2021, the L&T Scholars programme exists to provide development opportunities for learning and teaching staff across all of Scotland’s schools (or departments) of Computing Science.

The programme comprises a series of meet-ups, mentoring, and networking, designed to develop new scholarship ideas and explore innovative teaching practice. It is aimed primarily at early-to-mid career colleagues on ‘learning and teaching’ or ‘scholarship’ type contracts, for whom development opportunities are, perhaps, less readily available.

While the programme is very much focused on developing the individual participants’ scholarship and teaching practice, the intention is that it will have a positive impact on teaching practice across the discipline in Scotland. By collaborating on scholarship projects and sharing ideas about best practice in learning and teaching, our Scholars can help develop the learning culture and teaching practice in Computing Science schools across the country.

For information on our latest programme read our 2024-25 SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme blog post.

Previous SICSA L&T Scholars 

Alistair McConnell Heriot-Watt University
Areti Manataki University of St Andrews
Asad Javied Robert Gordon University 
Ashley Morton Edinburgh Napier University 
Aurora Constantin University of Edinburgh
Charlotte Desvages University of Edinburgh
Chris McCaig University of Glasgow
Cristina Adriana Alexandru University of Edinburgh
Danai Korre University of Edinburgh
Isla Jean Elizabeth Ross University of Strathclyde
Jamie O’Hare Abertay University
Jonathan Grizou University of Glasgow
Konstantinos Liaskos University of Strathclyde
Laura Larios-Jones University of Glasgow
Marianne Wilson Edinburgh Napier University 
Martin Goodfellow University of Strathclyde
Mireilla Bikanga Ada University of Glasgow
Muhammad Irfan  University of Strathclyde
Mun See Chang University of St Andrews
Nur Syibrah Binti Muhamad Naim University of Strathclyde 
Oana Andrei University of Glasgow
Peter Chapman Edinburgh Napier University 
Tiffany Young Robert Gordon University