Bridging physics and politics, with Jeremy Moulton and Clement Moissard

This is the first of a series of conversations recorded last year with teachers from a range of disciplines who share an interest in applying scholarship to their own teaching, and conducting their own scholarly projects.

Today Lucy Turner-Voakes from the Academic Practice team and I sit down with Jeremy Moulton from Politics and Clément Moissard from Physics at the University of York. They explore how they integrate scholarship, teaching, and learning into their disciplines. Starting with their career journeys and projects, the discussion compares the teaching methodologies and the use of interdisciplinary practices to enhance their students' engagement. We talk about how to deal with awkward silences in seminars, the challenges and institutional support required for effective teaching scholarship, and many other topics.

Clement Moissard is a Teaching & Scholarship Associate Lecturer at the University of York's Plasma Institute where he teaches subjects ranging from Laser-Plasma interactions to Astrobiology.

Jeremy Moulton is a lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations. His primary interests are environmental politics, the European Union, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.