eSTEeM

Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

New eSTEeM Deputy Director appointed

7th May 2025

Fiona Aiken

We are delighted to welcome Fiona Aiken, Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor within the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, to the team. Fiona is an experienced SoTL practitioner and is already actively engaged with the activities of eSTEeM, so is excellently placed to further develop the reach and impact of eSTEeM’s work. Fiona formally started the role on the 1st August with Daphne Chang becoming eSTEeM Director. 

The eSTEeM Team would like to say a huge thank you to Sue Pawley for her excellent leadership, boundless enthusiasm and creativity over the last 3 years.

News

A collection of research papers focusing on student retention is now available.

9th October 2026

Submissions from OU colleagues are invited for eSTEeM's third conference proceedings publication.

1st October 2026

We are delighted to announce the arrival of a new Deputy Director from January 2027.

21st September 2026