Geoscience summer course details - Greenes Tutorial College

	Morning	Afternoon
Day 1: Geoscience overview	The origin of the earth Tectonics - structure of the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes	Minerals, rocks and fossils (microscopy)
Day 2: Fossils in the field	Woodeaton quarry - fossil identification
Day 3: Understanding rocks	University of Oxford Natural History museum - igneous rocks and tectonics
Day 4: Earth's treasures	Minerals we use and fossil fuels	Exploration and extraction techniques Conservation
Day 5: Geoscience, humans and the future	Geoscience and humankind - mining, exploration, hazards, waste	Geologist's tour of Oxford

Julian – Physics

Julian has a Master’s Degree in Engineering and a Post-graduate qualification in Education from the University of Oxford. Since then he has taught Physics at a range of top independent schools in the U.K. and has been tutoring at Greene’s for the last three years. Julian is an experimental Physicist who strongly believes in learning [...]

Emily – Sciences

Emily has a BA in Cell and Systems Biology from the University of Oxford and has been tutoring Chemistry and Biology at Greene’s for a wide range of students. She is currently working on her D.Phil – also at the University of Oxford – and coaches athletics for competitive running. She is particularly keen on [...]

Angus – English Literature

Angus lectures in English Literature at the University of Oxford, UK from where he was also awarded his D.Phil. for his work on James Joyce. Angus has numerous publications to his name covering a wide spectrum of English Literature. He has also written on comparative literature specialising in the works of Marcel Proust. Angus achieved [...]

Cressida – Classics, Classical Civilisation & Ancient History

Cressida has a post graduate Master’s qualification in Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) from the University of Cambridge, U.K. that was followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham, U.K. on the literature of Sophocles. Cressida is currently a lecturer in Classics at the University of Oxford, and has a long list of publications [...]

Lamine – Mathematics

Having studied and worked in many different countries, Lamine has a wide international education and experience. He holds a BSc qualification in Computer Science from Oxford Brookes and has been teaching Mathematics in the UK and at a range of levels for over 15 years. His particular area of interest is Decision Mathematics and logical [...]

Alex – Geography & Sociology

Geography, Sociology Alex holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from University College, London (UCL). Following his doctoral research, Alex completed a post-graduate training in teaching and has 20 years of tutoring experience in Geography, Environmental Science, Marine Science, Geology and Sociology. He continues to work as a lecturer for the M.Sc. course in Applied and [...]

Morag – Economics & Business Studies

Morag has been teaching for over 20 years – including the last two years at Greene’s – and is an Examiner in Business Studies for Edexcel. She has a wide experience of tutoring at a number of further education colleges. Morag is especially clear in her ability to identify weaknesses in examination technique and to [...]

Agnieszka – Government & Politics and Law

Agnieszka teaches both Government & Politics and Law. She holds an M.A.and LL.M. in law as well as a Ph.D. from Oxford Brookes where she was a univesity lecturer. Agnieszka is passionate about tutoring and runs the College’s debating society.

Jenny – Classics & Classical Civilisation

Jenny has postgraduate qualifications from both the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. From Oxford Jenny was awarded her Masters degree in Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) and from Cambridge a post-graduate teaching qualification. Jenny has almost 30 years of experience teaching Latin and Ancient Greek in range of top schools in the U.K.

Kieran – EFL, English Language, Theatre Studies & Communication Studies

An extremely accomplished actor and a graduate of the University of London, Kieran is an extremely experienced English Language teacher. He specialises in all aspects of English Language tuition including IELTS preparation and holds the prestigious CELTA qualification for teaching English Language. After an extensive career in television, film and theatre, Kieran has taught English [...]

Sarah – English Literature & Engliah Language

Sarah is currently engaged on doctoral research at Oxford Brookes University. Before this she gained her B.A. from the University of Buckingham in English Literature and French, and then went on to gain her M.A. Her lecturing and tutoring experience has been extensive since 2015, and she has taught intensive A level, IGCSE, GCSE, and [...]

Brian – English Literature, English Language and Government & Politics

Brian teaches English Literature and Government & Politics. He did his undergradaute, masters and doctorate degrees at Oxford and his academic research specialism is the Old Icelandic language. Brian frequently acts as an examiner for several of the major examination board and is passionate about education and the tutorial method of learning. Brian is also [...]

Rowena – Sciences

Rowena is a chemist and after having received First Class Honours in Chemistry at the University of Oxford she went on to complete a Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham on “Zeolites and other molecular sieves for chromate remediation”. Rowena has been tutoring in Chemistry for the last ten years and during that time was [...]

Saif – Sciences

Saif tutors Biology and Chemistry and has been running Biology A level practicals at Greene’s for the last two years. He is a passionate tutor and keen scientific researcher – even building his own artificial coral reef. Saif has a First Class Honours degree in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester, U.K. and a doctorate [...]

Anne – Physics & Mathematics

Anne completed her joint honours postgraduate qualification in Physics and Theoretical Physics from the University of Cambridge, U.K. in 1995. Since then she has been tutoring at a range of colleges in different places and has been at Greene’s for the last three years tutoring Physics and Mathematics. Anne is a highly experienced professional tutor [...]

Meryl – Psychology & French

Meryl holds a BA from the Lumiere University of Lyon and an MA from Oxford Brookes and is currently undertaking a further MA from Middlesex University. Meryl is an experienced and enthusiastic tutor who loves her profession and takes a huge amount of pride in helping her students achieve their potential. She is supportive, highly [...]

Margaret – Sciences and U.S. University advice

Margaret has undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Nuroscience from the University of Indiana (U.S.) and is currently working on her D.Phil on Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. Margaret brings a wealth of undergraduate and further education tutoring experiences to Greene’s. She has worked with undergraduate students from a third-year cognitive psychology course and [...]

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