Lecturer in Microbiology at University of Glasgow - she/her - mosquito-borne viruses- learning & teaching in higher education- technology assisted learning - immersive (XR) education https://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3ly3p3k6k7k2gReally enjoyed working with MSc Science Communication student Hannah to produce this video as part of her summer project. It's a great opportunity to look at science from a different perspective. Great work Hannah! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3p3k6k7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lsgl3w5iys2tTis the season ....25 Jun 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgl3w5iys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lqczz6xyys2a It's been a busy few weeks welcoming pupils from various schools to visit us on campus. Last week we had pupils testing out our Disease Diagnostic Virtual Reality app, while this week pupils have joined us in the teaching lab to learn about infectious microorganisms @uofgsii.bsky.social29 May 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqczz6xyys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3llonwqkve22qMy colleagues are just awesome! Today @nicolaveitchuofg.bsky.social presented her work on EDI in UG education on behalf of the UofG team and collected an EDI award from the @microbiologysociety.org31 Mar 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llonwqkve22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lkpvh3h5mk26I recently had a clear out and rediscovered my @cvrinfo.bsky.social public engagement t- shirt. So I wore it to yoga. Does that count as outreach?!19 Mar 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkpvh3h5mk26https://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lhthha7e4k2n📢 New paper klaxon!! Delighted to announce that our study, led by @nicolaveitchuofglt.bsky.social, investigating the use of #VirtualReality to teach practical laboratory skills by-proxy to biology students has been published in Virtual Reality @springernature.com https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10055-025-01106-3?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250208&utm_content=10.1007%2Fs10055-025-01106-310 Feb 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhthha7e4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lgktlgpjpk23Last year saw lots of exciting developments in our collaboration between the University of the West Indes and @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and exchanging ideas on innovative education. Read about it here https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glasgowsocialscienceshub/resources/all/headline_1141324_en.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgktlgpjpk23https://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lgdm6dwlxs2eFirst session of the semester in the UofG Multiuser VR suite. Today we welcomed students on the @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social Diagnostic Technologies and Devices masters course. They are learning how to diagnose a viral infection using qPCR in VR22 Jan 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdm6dwlxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lf35ecu7uc2aBouncing back into Semester 2 after 2 blissfully uninterrupted weeks off 💥 https://media.tenor.com/RJKdOt_R5F8AAAAC/psy.gif?hh=498&ww=39906 Jan 2025 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf35ecu7uc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3ldrefu6ejs2uA cracker joke fit for a microbiologist 🤒🦠💊20 Dec 2024 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrefu6ejs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3ld6wb5kr5k2sOne of the nice things about teaching so late in the Semester is having the pick of teaching spaces. For our final session of the year we're in one of the awesome @uofgasbs.bsky.social active learning spaces. Added bonus of checking out how the construction of our new lab building is going 🏗️👷‍♀️🦺13 Dec 2024 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6wb5kr5k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3ld2nadzlms2hMe to!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2nadzlms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lcg53mltpc2mReally excited to have been invited to share our work on using #VirtualReality to teach our UG students practical laboratory skills alongside our amazing colleagues in the @uofglasgow.bsky.social School of Education03 Dec 2024 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg53mltpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lc44f5oelk2iIt's that time of year when my course prep looks a little different to normal 🐛🪲🦗29 Nov 2024 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc44f5oelk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/claireldonald.bsky.social/post/3lbyzfkkgp22iHello Bluesky 👋 I love teaching and public engagement. Today I'm combining both and teaching PGRs/ ECAs how to engage with the public. Such a treat to be doing it in the @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC28 Nov 2024 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:qmal2tv5st67ynb24j7mthc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbyzfkkgp22i