Dr Justin Ridge

Biography

I graduated with a BSc (Class 2.1) in Biochemistry and Microbiology from the University of Sheffield (UK) in 1994. I then went on to gain my PhD, also from Sheffield, focussing on the role of the polypeptide chain in determining energy transduction in the bacterial photosynthetic reaction centre. I then moved to Australia and between 1998 and 2008 I was a post-doctoral researcher in the School in a number of labs gaining experience in diverse fields such as environmental microbiology and molecular neuroscience. Since 2008 my role has been as a teaching-focussed academic.

Research Interest

My current resarch focus is in teaching and learning. In particular it revolves around research skills and their explicit teaching and assessment. Are we doing this? Are we teaching the skills required in the lab/workplace? I also have an interest in how core biochemical, microbiological and molecular biological knowledge can be delivered to students of the health professions (medicine, physiotherapy, nursing etc.) in an engaging and relevant way.