Meriel FitzPatrick

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Dr Meriel FitzPatrick

Lecturer in Earth Sciences (Education)
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Meriel's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 08: SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 14: SDG 14 - Life Below Water

About Meriel

Personal Tutor for Stage 0 ,1 and 2 students and Project Advisor for Stage 4 dissertations.

Programme Leader for Foundation Year (SoGEES)  

Module Leader for FYM006 (Sustainable Development Project)

Peer Assisted Learning Scheme (PALS) Co-ordinator for Earth Sciences.

Member of the following committees:  SoGEES Teaching and Learning Committee (2017 to date);

                               SoGEES Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee (2019 to date)


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Teaching

 

  • I have extensive teaching experience at undergraduate level (Stages 0-4) in various aspects of geology and this has involved the preparation and presentation of lectures/practical classes in stratigraphy, palaeontology, palynology and sedimentology.  
  • I am a Personal tutor to students in stages 0-4. Part of this role involves supporting students and helping them develop the skills/learning strategies they need for university, enabling them to be successful.   
  • Supporting and teaching students on fieldwork is another important part of my current position, which I thoroughly enjoy. I assist in the staffing and leadership of residential field-trips and local day trips for students at all levels. Residential field-trips I have been involved with include South West England (Stage 1), the Pyrenees and Pembrokeshire (Stage 2), Death Valley (Stage 3) and local day trips for students at all levels.
  • 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.

Contact Meriel

B503 Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 584769