Dr James Smith

I am a Senior Teaching Fellow in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. Following an extensive period in research, my efforts are now focused in teaching. I am module coordinator for Introduction to the Natural World, which is part of the BSc Science with Foundation Year. I teach chemistry-related subjects on a number of modules and degree pathways, including the Foundation year, MPharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomedical Sciences degrees.

I first came to the University in 1987 as a student, gaining a BSc(Hons) Applied Chemistry degree in 1991 and PhD in Electrochemistry/Polymer Science in 1995. I then became a Research Fellow in 1995 and a Senior Research Fellow in 2003, where my main research interests were mainly in the area of microscopy. More recently, I was involved with making use of our scientific instrumentation to solve problems with local industry.

I am a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (FRMS), where I am an Editorial Board Member for Journal of Microscopy (since 2001), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I am also a Member of the Institute of Materials Finishing (MIMF), where I serve as Vice-Chairman on the Publications Committee (since 2011), and a Professional Member of the Institute of Nanotechnology.

I have co-authored over 150 publications since 1994 and have won a number of awards, including the Canning Bicentenary Medal for the best practical paper in the Transactions of the IMF, and the Vice-Presidents’ Fund Award of the RMS in 2012 for a collaborative public understanding of science project involving local artists.

Outside of work, I am interested in photography, gardening and ancestry, and live with my wife Jacqui and two cats, Zoe and Zara, in Whiteley.

Level 3:

U31336 Introduction to the Natural World 

Level 4:

U22174 Pharmaceutical Chemistry

U30823 Key Skills for Biomedical Scientists

P22175 Introduction to Formulation

P22179/U25297 Drug Development and Formulation 

U25296 Bioactives

Level 5:

P22184 Bioactives: Natural and Synthetic

U22188 Pharmacy Research Methods and Ethics

Level 6:

U22192 Pharmacy Research Project

U25608 Medical Biotechnology: Therapeutics (MSc)

Grad School GSDP105 Introduction to SPSS

Grad School GSDP140 Writing and Revising your Thesis

Many things interest me, due to my background, experiences and collaborations. This diversity is reflected in 3 current PhD programmes in which I am Principal Investigator:

• Properties and performance testing of materials for marine cable connector assemblies (Jamila Joseph, Teledyne Impulse-PDM);
• Therapeutic effects of biguanides on brain tumours (Rita Buttrus);
• Developing novel targeted actives for the boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumours (Ashton Peat).