I have received a number of grants which allowed me to develop resources and engage in projects aimed at facilitating student learning and promoting equality and diversity in teaching. I now aim to use the experience I gained in applying for this funding in developing larger grant projects.
Funded projects:
Diversity Reading List in Philosophy | ||
2018 | Small Grant,
British Society of Aesthetics |
Redevelopment of the Diversity Reading List website. |
2017 | Petrie Watson Grant (with Andrea Blomkvist),
University of Sheffield |
Further expansion of the Diversity Reading List. |
2015-18 | Project Development Grant,
British Philosophical Association |
Further development and management of the Diversity Reading List. |
2015 | Principal's Teaching Award Scheme,
University of Edinburgh |
Further development of the metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of science sections in the Diversity Reading List. |
2015 | Further Funding grant,
Society for Applied Philosophy |
Development of the applied philosophy section of the Diversity Reading List. |
2015 | Strategic Funding Scheme Grant,
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds |
Initial development of the ethics section in the Diversity Reading List, a resource for lecturers who would like to promote equality and diversity by including works of authors from under-represented groups in their teaching. |
Seminars | ||
2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18 |
Scottish Aesthetics Forum
Seminar series grants, British Society for Aesthetics |
Organisation and running of a seminar series aimed at popularising philosophical aesthetics in Scotland. |
Other | ||
2016 | Resource Use mini-course for Undergraduate Philosophy Students
Read.Write.Cite grant
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Development of an on-line module introducing undergraduate students to independent research: finding sources through resource lists, the library catalogue, Google Scholar, journal repositories, online encyclopaedias, and by following reference lists; evaluating resources; knowing when to reference; reference formatting. |
2015 | What is art? An annotated reading list
Curriculum Diversification Grant
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Development of a detailed annotated reading list, complete with background reading, organized into modules covering central issues related to the problem of art classification, in a way which will promote diversity at the heart of mainstream aesthetics and philosophy of art. |
2014 | Effective Resource Use for Undergraduate Philosophy Students
Teaching Development Award Scheme
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Development of an on-line module introducing undergraduate students to independent research: finding sources through the library catalogue, Google Scholar, and by following reference lists; evaluating resources; referencing and plagiarism. |
Professional Development:
2018 | Study grant,
Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh |
Grant covering the cost of taking the Introduction to Digital Learning Environments course. |
2017 & 2018 |
Erasmus+ grants,
The European Commission |
Visits to Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and Universitat Politecnica Catalunya (2017), and Universidade de Sao Paulo (2018). |