Author: Simon Rees

Prof. Douglas Newton specialises in science education at Durham University. He has authored or co-authored many papers and some 50 books, and has several active research projects on creativity in the sciences. He was invited to contribute a history of his work to the 2019 issue of the International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 6(1&2), 211-219: Profiles of Creativity: An autobiography of Douglas P. Newton. Prof. Sam Nolan is a Deputy Director of the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) at Durham University, a National Teaching Fellow and a Principal Fellow of the HEA. He is a MInst P and former Treasurer of the IOP Higher Education Working Group. He researches on active learning and leadership in Higher Education. Sam’s recent work includes “Leading Innovation and Creativity in University Teaching” (Nolan, S and Hutchinson, S Eds., 2022). Prof. Simon Rees is the Head of Academic Development in the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) at Durham University, a National Teaching Fellow and Senior Fellow of the HEA. He has written on widening participation, educational research, and he is the main co-author of a well-received book on being creative in chemistry (Creative Chemists: Strategies for Teaching and Learning, Rees, S and Newton, D, 2020).