Dr Harry West

• Qualifications:BSc (Hons) MRes PhD PgCert FRGS FHEA MIEnvSc
• Position:Programme Leader for BSc Geography & DA Environmental Practitioner | Senior Lecturer in Geography & Environmental Management
• Department:College of Arts, Technology and Environment School of Architecture and Environment
• Telephone:+441173285407
• Email:Harry.West@uwe.ac.uk
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About me

I am an academic geographer with an integrated profile across environmental research, GIS and remote sensing, and leadership and scholarship in higher education learning, teaching and assessment. My work is driven by a strong commitment to research-informed education, inclusive curriculum design, and the development of coherent, skills-focused programmes.

My research has two key themes of scholarship in geography and higher education pedagogies and practice and applied environmental and hydroclimate research. My PhD explored the spatio-temporal influence of atmospheric circulations on hydroclimate within Great Britain. I have published widely in leading international journals and led and contributed to collaborative projects spanning higher education, policy and international networks. My dual research focus allows me to translate disciplinary research into educational practice and pedagogic insight into curriculum and assessment innovation.

I lead the BSc(hons) Geography and Degree Apprenticeship Environmental Practitioner programmes at UWE. My teaching focuses around environmental challenges, climate change and GIS and remote sensing, but I contribute to a broad range of physical geography and environmental management modules. My teaching and leadership focus is on embedding assessment for learning, innovative, inclusive and authentic assessment, and longitudinal skills development.

Beyond UWE, I play an active role in disciplinary and pedagogic communities. I contribute through editorial board membership, leadership of learned-society research groups, conference convening, external examining and professional development for educators. I am currently on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Geography in HE and am Treasurer of the Bristol Branch of the Geographical Association. Previously I have held roles with the Geography & Education Research Group (RGS-IBG) and International Journal for Students as Partners. Through these roles, I support the development of geography education research and practice, contribute to agenda-setting within the discipline, and build connections between research, teaching and professional communities at regional, national and international scales.

Area of expertise

Teaching

Programmes:

• BSc Geography (Programme Leader)
• BSc Environment & Sustainability (Degree Apprenticeship Programme Leader)
• BA Geography

Module Leadership: 

• Introduction to GIS & Remote Sensing
• Applied GIS
• Climate Change: Challenges for the 21st Century
• Advanced Geographic Expedition

Module Contributor: 

• Environmental Challenges
• Field Study in Physical Geography
• Researching Physical Geography 
• Meteorology 
• Understanding Coastal Dynamics
• Managing Rivers & Coasts
• Hazard & Disaster Management

Research & Knowledge Exchange

• Geography Education & Pedagogic Scholarship: Assessment and feedback, assessment literacy, inclusive and innovative assessment practices, student wellbeing and partnership, digital pedagogies.

• Learning, Teaching & Curriculum Leadership: Programme leadership, curriculum design and management, assessment strategy, academic quality enhancement, mentoring and educational leadership.

• Environmental & Physical Geography: Hydroclimatology, climate change and extremes, environmental change, green–blue–grey infrastructure, and applied environmental analysis.

• GIS, Remote Sensing & Spatial Methods: Spatial data analysis, remote sensing applications, GIS pedagogy, digital skills development and curriculum design.

• Knowledge Exchange & Professional Practice: Teacher and professional CPD, capacity building and research-informed engagement beyond academia.

Publications

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