Nyholm Prize for Education 2009 Winner

Awarded for leadership and initiative in developing areas of chemistry education.

About the winner

Tina Overton worked in industry and in the NHS whilst completing a GRSC by part time study. She then completed a full time PhD in heterogeneous catalysis at Humberside Polytechnic and then a post-doc with Richard Moyes at Hull. 

A brief spell at Humberside followed before she joined the chemistry department at Hull in 1992, first as a teaching fellow, then as lecturer, senior lecturer, and then as Professor of Chemistry Education. 

During her time at Hull she became increasingly interested in chemical education research. She has published on the topics of critical thinking, context and problem-based learning and their role in developing conceptual understanding and cognitive skills and the development of problem solving skills. 

Tina has published learning resources which have been adopted in many institutions and has co-authored several textbooks in inorganic chemistry. She is Director of the national Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre which aims to enhance the student learning experience across chemistry, physics and astronomy. She has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's HE Teaching Award and Tertiary Education Award and is a National Teaching Fellow.