David August

@davidpaugust.bsky.social

Lecturer in Chemical Education at the University of Edinburgh. Dad, chemist, gamer and outdoor enthusiast.

Delighted to see my first paper in Chemical Education out in CERP. This work aimed to identify skill gaps present in first year undergraduate laboratories and identify the factors that contribute to them. #ChemEd Many thanks to all those involved in the work. doi.org/10.1039/D5RP...

Identifying skill inequalities in undergraduate chemistry laboratory teaching

Designing effective laboratory courses that take prior knowledge and experience into account are important for reducing inequalities and skill gaps within higher education. Whilst many anecdotal trend...

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Excited for the annual #RSCPoster event today and particularly the #RSCEdu section. This is a really accessible opportunity for anyone to access leading science. It is also a fantastic way for our MSc students to get inspiration for their own posters in a few weeks time. See you all there!

Royal Society of Chemistry@rsc.org · last yr.

We're almost there! 🙌 Tomorrow, the #RSCPoster competition will start on LinkedIn. If you haven't already, then please register before midnight TODAY (UK time) ➡️ buff.ly/ZKw4l9j We look forward to seeing all your posters! #ChemSky

#RSCPoster 2025 - Share your research with the world.

It was fantastic to hear about Audrey's work in a recent visit to the School of Chemistry here in Edinburgh. I'd encourage anyone involved in chemistry education to attend.

Michael Seery@mkseery.bsky.social · last yr.

Really excited to announce this forthcoming symposium from RSC Chemistry Education Research Group. We are looking forward to highlighting and celebrating the amazing work of Dr @aud2526.bsky.social OBE HonFRSC with a symposium in her honour. Registration: forms.office.com/e/pYCZn297em #chemsky

Hey #ChemEd #ChemSky On the days when teaching lab experiments fail to produce any data - what do you do? Give the students model data? Get them to complete only part of the write up? Get them back another day? Or design assessments that don't rely on it? Any thoughts?