Meet the Educators
Hosted through FutureLearn, the University's open online courses have been developed in a close partnership between staff and students. Exploring important themes reflecting opportunities and challenges facing our generation, each course has been created with the expertise of many of the academic leaders we are proud to have at the University of Bristol.
The University, the city of Bristol and beyond
The Bristol Futures open online courses have been developed by teams of academic and professional services staff and students from right across the University of Bristol. We have also involved many external experts and stakeholders, from the city of Bristol and wider, who have contributed not only their expert knowledge, but also guided us to ensure that the courses truly help in the development of essential skills and attributes. We wanted to ensure the courses were inclusive, relevant and engaging to all students, irrespective of their background or discipline.
AI fundamentals
The lead educators for the AI fundamentals are Seth Bullock, Professor of AI in the School of Computer Science and Genevieve Liveley. Professor of Classics and Turing Fellow. Dr Huw Day and Dr Chanelle Lee led a team of University of Bristol academics from a range of disciplines who contributed to the course content. The course design and production was further support by Souwoon Cho (Lead learning designer), Amy Wilson (Content producer) and Suzi Wells.
The course development was also made possible with the support from UKRI National Research Hub in AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI).
Global citizenship
The team responsible for the Global Citizenship was just as diverse. The lead educators are Dr Sally-Ann Kitts, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Gloria Visintini, Language Director in the School of Modern Languages. They have involved sixteen other academics from just about every part of the University to produce the expert mini video documentaries. The team were supported by Dr Kelly Moule, from the School of Biochemistry.
Innovation and enterprise
The Innovation and Enterprise course was produced by Dr Neil Carhart, working in both the Department of Civil Engineering and the School of Physics, Hélène Duranton from the School of Modern Languages, Dave Jarman, a Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship from the Centre for Innovation, Dr Sean Shiels, Systems Centre Manager, in the Faculty of Engineering and Ian Thomas, a Teaching Fellow from the Department of Accounting and Finance. The Innovation and Enterprise team was supported by Dr Ki Cater, Academic Director of the Centre for Innovation and Dr Vanda Zajko from the Department of Classics & Ancient History.
Sustainable futures
The development of the Sustainable Futures courses was led by Professor Chris Preist, who is Professor of Sustainability & Computer Systems in the Department of Computer Science. The course was supported by Eleni Michalopoulou, a postgraduate research student working with the Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group and sponsored by Edwards, a leading developer and manufacturer of vacuum equipment within the School of Chemistry. The team were also supported by Dr Ash Tierney from the Academic Quality and Partnerships Office and Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, and Dr Kate Whittington, Senior Teaching Fellow within the Bristol Medical School.
