Main duties include designing and managing research and knowledge exchange projects inc Coordinator for a large scale EC funded research and knowledge transfer project; Supervise SIoE Doctoral and Masters students; Contribute to SIoE and Faculty development; Review submitted journal articles for IJSE, EAR, Teacher Development and Cambridge Journal of Education; Review research project ethics submissions within the SIoE.

Stuart is currently the Coordinator for Chain Reaction which is a large scale research and knowledge Exchange project funded by the European Commission. The project has 11 partners across Europe and North Africa and promotes the use of guided inquiry through science learning and teaching. Stuart is Director of studies and supervisor for a number of doctoral students and has designed and led both small and large scale research and knowledge exchange projects. Between 2005-2009 student was the Regional Director for the Nuffield Bursaries programme and BA Crest awards. Stuart is currently Lead for research in science education and is a member of the SIoE research leadership group. He is also on the review panels of the International Journal of Science Education, Education Action Research, Teacher Development and Cambridge Journal of Education.

Learning and teaching science through inquiry; social learning theories and science teacher development. Action Research.