DrTom Ritchie
Associate Professor - Reader (Teaching Focussed)
Chemistry
TEACHING INTERESTS
Tom's signature pedagogy integrates sustainability, innovation, and AI into STEM education through interdisciplinary, student-centered approaches. His teaching emphasises the whole student experience, recognising that academic success connects to wellbeing and personal growth. He employs co-creation principles and project-based learning, embedding assessments linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals throughout his modules to help students tackle real-world challenges while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and social responsibility. His modules include:
Chemistry
- Module Convenor: CH3G4/CH417 - Innovation 101
- Module Co-Convenor: CH169 - Beyond Science: Collaborative Student-Led Challenges
IATL
- Module Co-Convenor: IL041/IL141 - The AI Revolution: Ethics, Technology, and Society
- Module Convenor: IL924 - Design Thinking for Social Impact
- Module Convenor: IL948 - Design Thinking for Social Impact
Contributes to:
- Practical Chemistry Skills II (CH272)