"active learning" blog posts

Talking about inclusive chemistry labs with Dr Gina Washbourne

Imagine yourself as a first-year student about to attend your very first practical class. You walk into the lab with a sense of trepidation, heart beating a little faster, palms sweaty. You see no familiar faces as you enter. The room is a cacophony of noise - students talking, glassware clinking, machines whirring. It feels chaotic and you have no idea what you are supposed to be doing or how to do it. You panic and walk out before you have even found your bench place.

Posted on: 5 May 2026