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Perfil personal
Research Expertise
I started in Higher Education in studying Economics and Geography at Strathclyde University in the mid/late 1980s. I then stayed in Glasgow and specialised in Urban & Regional Development at Postgraduate (MSc) level. After a year working and travelling in North America, I left Glasgow and went to work with the Highlands & Islands Enterprise Network in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. It is here I first had a role in funding and stimulating research and pilot projects in the region. I then joined UHI in the late 1990s. Since joining UHI, I have led the development and delivery of the fully online BSc (Hons) and MSc degrees in Sustainable Rural Development. In 2011 I completed a PhD on e-Learning. I have had both external consultancy experience in this area developing regional strategy for a public partnership and developing European funding bids and contracted research experience too in the IT&Telecoms field. In 2017 I became the course manager for UHI's MSc postgraduate programme in Sustainable Rural Development. In my previous post (2013-17) I was seconded to EO,UHI to research and develop the University's first accelerated Honours degree in Geography. Since then I have taken on a new role as a Head of Department for the Sustainability & Social Sciences department within the academic partner UHI North, West and Hebrides. I have over 20 years experience in supervising student research at UHI at undergraduate and postgraduate MSc and PhD levels. Most recently (2022-24) I have led UHI's input into the EU Horizons RIPEET Project to find sustainable energy transition pathways for rural communities.
Specialties: Sustainability, Rural Regeneration, Distributed Learning
Research Interests
- Human and Environmental Geography
- Rural and Community Regeneration
- Economics of Community Wealth Building
- Sustainability and the Environment
- Net Zero Transition & Sustainable Energy Pathways
- The pedagogy of online education
- The use of technologies in online education
Cuantificación de educación / académica
Doctor of Philosophy, The quality factors which influence online learning and impact on the student experience., University of Highlands and Islands
Fecha de beca: 20 dic 2011
Master of Science, Urban and Regional Development, University of Strathclyde
Fecha de beca: 18 sept 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Geography, University of Strathclyde
Fecha de beca: 17 ago 1990
Keywords
- Society, Identity, Landscape and Knowledge
Experiencia relacionada con los ODS de las Naciones Unidas
En 2015, los estados miembros de las Naciones Unidas acordaron 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) para erradicar la pobreza, proteger el planeta y garantizar la prosperidad para todos. El trabajo de esta persona contribuye al logro de los siguientes ODS:
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No poverty
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Quality education
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Affordable and clean energy
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Decent work and economic growth
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Sustainable cities and communities
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Responsible consumption and production
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Climate action
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Life below water
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Partnerships
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Colaboraciones y áreas de investigación principales de los últimos cinco años
Proyectos
- 1 Terminado
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RIPEET: RIPEET Outer Hebrides Pilot Project
Smith, M. M. (PI) & Macphee, J. (Project Owner)
11/11/22 → 6/12/23
Proyecto: Research
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Producción científica
- 2 Article
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Marine biodiversity change impacts relational values: expert survey shows policy mismatch
Dajka, J. C., Levi, S., Verstraeten, A. M., Menendez, V. A., Smith, M., Snow, B., Vargas-Fonseca, O. A. & Hillebrand, H., 19 jul 2025, En: npj Ocean Sustainability. 4, 1, 42(2025).Producción científica: Article › revisión exhaustiva
Acceso abierto1 Cita (Scopus) -
Assessing Quality and Effectiveness in Fully Online Distance Education
Smith, M. M. & Macdonald, D., 4 may 2015, En: Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 3, 1, p. 24-38 15 p.Producción científica: Article › revisión exhaustiva
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Tesis
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The quality factors which influence online learning and impact on the student experience.
Smith, M. (Author), Rennie, F. (Supervisor) & Weller, M. (Supervisor), 20 ene 2012Tesis doctoral: Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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