Dr
Alexis
Moschopoulos
BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA
School of Education
University Tutor
+44 114 2227000
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- Profile
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I joined Lifelong Learning in summer 2023 to teach Biology (Core) and Introduction to the Natural Sciences and moved into teaching Foundations of Psychology in spring 2024. I am fascinated by the study of the mind and trying to answer the big questions in life; What is consciousness? How can we measure or describe the human experience? What makes us different and what makes us unique? I love exploring these and other questions with my students.
I consider myself to be a lifelong learner and so teaching in this programme brings me a great sense of joy and satisfaction. I feel very lucky to be able to work with such a diverse and engaged group of students and with such dedicated and supportive colleagues.
My background is somewhat diverse. I moved to the UK to study plant science at Aberystwyth. Learning about genetics blew my mind and so to continue this learning I moved to the John Innes Centre in Norwich for an MSc and then PhD in genetics and molecular biology. I worked as a postdoc in the private sector and at the University of Sheffield, and then left academia to start an engineering company designing plant growth chambers for plant science research. I have since closed the company but continue some collaborative engineering projects about growing plants in space, and still consider myself an avid gardener.
I am very excited to start teaching on the MSc Psychology and Education in autumn 2026!
- Qualifications
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BSc (Aberystwyth University)
MSc (John Innes Centre)
PhD (John Innes Centre)
Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA)
- Research interests
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My current interests include developing technologies for growing plants at home and in schools. I am also fascinated by genetics and molecular biology and in trying to develop teaching resources to share my enthusiasm in these subjects to a wider audience. I am very keen to learn more about different theories and styles of learning and teaching.
- Publications
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- Teaching interests
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In Lifelong Learning, I am the module lead on Foundations of Psychology (EDC036) and Extended Project (EDCXXX) and teach on Academic Literacy and Communication Skills (EDC024). I am Academic Tutor for students on the Psychology Foundation Year degree programme.
In the MSc Psychology and Education, I will teach on Introduction to Psychology and Development Across the Lifespan (EDC489) and Cognition and Neuroscience (EDC452), and will also be one of MSc dissertation supervisors.
- Publications
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*Wright, H.C., *Fountain, L., *Moschopoulos, A. et al. (2023) . Nature Food 4, 648-653 (*joint first author)
*Wright, H.C., *Moschopoulos, A. and *Fountain, L.. Acta Horticulturae. 1369, 141-148 (*joint first author)
Moschopoulos, A., Derbyshire, P., and Byrne, M.E. (2012) Journal of Experimental Botany 63 5233-5243
*Szakonyi, D., *Moschopoulos, A., and Byrne, M.E. (2010) 123 281-290 (*joint first author)