As a member of the Bioscience Education Group within the Department of Biological Sciences my current research interests are concerned with the ways in which students learn about biology. Specifically I am interested in the value of student autonomy in learning and the ways in which learner autonomy can be better developed. I am interested in experiential learning, student managed learning and the value of fieldwork.

I also supervise undergraduate research projects and reviews (level 6) and run a level 6 residential filed course to the Isle of Arran.

Scott, G.W. Essential Ornithology (2010) Oxford University Press

Scott, G.W., and Goulder, R. (2008) Community Resources in and around Hull and East Yorkshire. A source booklet for Student Managed Learning in Module 58006, People Biology and Environment.

Scott, G.W. Essential Animal Behaviour (2005) Blackwell Scientific Publishing

Papers

Scott, G.W. and Boyd, M. (2012) A potential values of familiarity and experience: Can informal fieldwork have a lasting impact upon literacy? Education 3-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2012.731418

Goulder R, Scott GW, and Scott LJ (2012) Students' Perception of Biology Fieldwork: The example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university. International Journal of Science Education DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.708796

Scott G W, Goulder R, Wheeler P, Scott L J, Tobin M L, Marsham S (2012) The value of fieldwork in life and environmental sciences in the context of Higher Education: A Case Study in Learning About Biodiversity. Journal of Science Education and Technology 21, 11-. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9276-x.

Scott G W, Churchill H, Grassam M and Scott L J (2011b) Can the integration of field and classroom based learning enhance writing? The Life on Our Shore Case study. Education 3-13. DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2011.562216

Goulder R & Scott GW (2010) Encouraging use of community-based resources by bioscience students. Bioscience Education http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/journal/vol16/beej-16-c1.aspx

Goulder R. & Scott GW (2009) Field Study of Plant Diversity: Extending the Whole-Class Knowledge Base through Open-Ended Learning. Bioscience Education http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/journal/vol14/beej-14-1.aspx

Scott, G.W., Turnbull, S. and Spencer, J. (2008) Promoting engagement: using species action plans to bring together students and conservation professionals. http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/journal/vol12/beej-12-5.aspx

Goulder R. & Scott G. (2006) Phytosociology for undergraduates with minimal botanical background.  Journal of Biological Education, 41(1), 26-29.

• BSc Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1989
• PhD, Edinburgh University, 1993
• Research Associate, The Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1993
• Lecturer University College Scarborough, 1993-2000
• Lecturer University of Hull, 2000-2010
• Senior Lecturer University of Hull, 2000-present
• National Teaching Fellow (2009)
• Ed Wood Teaching Award (2010) 

Administrative duties

Head of Department