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Professor Marcus Grace

Professor Marcus Grace

 BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCE, CSciTeach, FRSB
Professor of Science Education

Research interests

  • The science and values underpinning education for biodiversity, sustainable development and citizenship
  • Adolescent decision-making, and teaching and learning about socio-scientific issues
  • Outdoor science education

More research

Accepting applications from PhD students.

Connect with Marcus

Email: m.m.grace@soton.ac.uk

Address: B32, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Research

Research groups

Research interests

  • The science and values underpinning education for biodiversity, sustainable development and citizenship
  • Adolescent decision-making, and teaching and learning about socio-scientific issues
  • Outdoor science education
  • Engaging young people in biodiversity conservation and health and environmental issues

Research projects

Active projects

Creating Organisational Structures for Meaningful science education through Open Schooling for all
Exploring Directions for Post-Pandemic Disaster Education Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration between the UK and South Korea
Sponsor: ESRC
Engaging adolescents in changing behaviour (EACh-B): a programme of research to improve the diets and physical activity levels of teenagers
Sponsor: National Institute of Health and Care Research

Completed projects

Me, My Health And My Children's Health
Sponsor: Wellcome Trust
EEF - Evidence report on Secondary Science
Sponsor: The Education Endowment Foundation
Communicating about SocioScientific Issues (CASSIS)
A Cross-cultural, Cross-age and Cross-gender Study of Hong Kong and UK Secondary Students’ Decision-making about Biological Conservation Issues
Researchers:
Professor Marcus Grace
Sponsor: The Research Grants Council
Promoting Attainment of Responsible Research & Innovation in Science Education
Promoting Attainment of Responsible Research and Innovation in Science Education (PARRISE) Empowering and facilitating science teachers and teacher educators across Europe
Researchers:
Professor Marcus Grace
Sponsor: European Union
The Wonder of Nature: Blending knowledge-based and emotional approaches to engage visitors with National Trust outdoor sites
Sponsor: National Geographic Society
'Talk To Us': school pupils accessing HE research
Sponsor: EPSRC
Assessment of LifeLab Southampton
Sponsor: British Heart Foundation
Educational Resources to support the saliva testing programme
J Shepherd Teacher training to promote health
Sponsor: National Institute of Health and Care Research
Code: Goshawk
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