Dr Meriel FitzPatrick

Teaching interests

I am involved primarily with the planning and delivering of tutorials for 1st and 2nd year geoscience students. The tutorials concentrate on general skills (e.g.finding information, summarising data, writing essays, making presentations etc.) which the students need for their university career. I also introduce and follow up the development of a PDP in the tutorials. 

I have extensive teaching experience at undergraduate level in various aspects of geology. This has involved the preparation and presentation of lectures and practical classes in stratigraphy, palaeontology, palynology and sedimentology.  I also lead and assist in the running of residential field-trips and local day trips for Stage 0,1 and 2 geoscience students. I have advised on final year students’ projects where my expertise has been appropriate. My main role recently has been to plan and deliver tutorial modules for Stage 1 and 2 geoscience students, developing students’ skills and learning strategies for university. I am Module Leader for four of these modules, being responsible for the smooth running, delivery and administration of them. I really enjoy engaging with the students and building up a rapport with them. I am active in helping the University with its outreach activities, running workshops/lectures for schools and have organised displays and exhibits for various events, more recently running workshops and a fieldtrip for Girls into Geoscience. Working with the next generation of scientists is very rewarding and I hope to inspire at least some of them.