Staff Profile

Dr Julian Greenwood
BSc PhD CBiol MSB FHEA

Head of Teaching and Learning (Science)
Teacher Education (Primary)
Building: Central Building
Room: Staff Room 9
Telephone: +44 (0) 28 90 384 264

E-mail: j.greenwood@stran.ac.uk

Background & Qualifications

       BSc (Hons) 1973 Applied Biology
       PhD 1980 "Geographical variation in Dunlin"

Teaching

      
BEd Courses / M-Level Courses / Other Teaching :
             BEd Science years 1 - 4
             BEd Science and Technology Curriculum Studies years 1 - 4 (Science research programmes are included within these modules)
             PGCE (Early Years) Science and Technology Curriculum Studies
             M-level contribute to Research methods.


Research

      
Completed Research
             Greenwood, J. 2010. Black Guillemots at Bangor, Co Down: a 25-year study. British Wildlife 21(3): 153 - 158
             McCullagh, J., Walsh, G. & Greenwood, J. 2010. Books and Stories in children's science. Primary Science 111: 21 - 24
             Greenwood, J.G. 2009. Rooks Corvus frugilegus utilising Ground Effect whilst flying over water. Irish Birds 8(4): 628
             McCullagh, J., Walsh, G. & Greenwood, J. 2008. Books and Stories in Children's Science: The findings of the BASICS Project. In: O. Finlayson, T. McCloughlin, A. Steberger (Eds.) Proceedings of the primary science symposium :science live for teachers. Dublin, RDS,CASTeL
             McCullagh, J., Walsh, G. & Greenwood, J. 2008. Books and Stories in Children's Science: Findings of the BASICS Project. ASE Annual Conference, Liverpool University
             Greenwood, J.G. 2007. Earlier laying by Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle in Northern Ireland in response to increasing sea-surface temperature. Bird Study 54: 378-379
             Cromie, S., Greenwood J.G. & McCullagh, J.F. 2007. Does Irish-dance training influence lower-limb asymmetry? Laterality 12(6): 500-506
             Greenwood, J.G. November 2007. Black Guillemots. Changes and disturbances: the hidden (and not so hidden) story. BTO Conference, Oxford Island
             McCullagh, J., Stewart, J. & Greenwood, J. 2007. Discovering a Discovery Centre. Primary Science Review 99: 33 - 36
             McCullagh, J.F. & Greenwood, J.G. June 2007. Books and Stories in Childrens Science: the findings of the BASICS Project. IASSEE Annual Conference, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
             Greenwood, J.G., Greenwood, J.J.D., McCullagh, J.M., Beggs, J. & Murphy, C.A. 2007. A survey of sidedness in Northern Irish schoolchildren: The interaction of sex, age, and task. Laterality 12 (1): 1 - 18
             Eaton, P., Bell, I., Greenwood, J. & McCullagh, J. 2006. Who is teaching your child? The issue of unqualified subject specialists in Northern Ireland. Cambridge Journal of Education 36(4): 549 - 564
             Barrett, D., Greenwood, J.G. & McCullagh, J.F. 2006. Kissing laterality and handedness. Laterality 11(6): 573 - 579
             Gray, C., Bell, I., Cummins, B., Eaton, P., Greenwood, J. McCullagh, J. & S. Behan. 2006. The Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in Post-Primary Schools in Northern Ireland. A Report Commissioned by The Department of Education (DE)
             Murphy, C., Beggs, J., Carlisle, K. & Greenwood, J. 2004. Students as 'catalysts' in the classroom: the impact of co-teaching between student teachers and primary classroom teachers on childrens enjoyment and learning of science. International Journal of Science Education. 26 (8): 1023 - 1035
             Greenwood, J.G. 2003. Measuring sexual size dimorphism in birds. Ibis. 145 (on-line):E124 - E126
             Greenwood, J.G. 2003. Apparent Successful Surrogacy in Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 27: 211 - 212
             Greenwood, J.G. 2003. A summary of Black Guillemot breeding at Bangor, Northern Ireland in 2002. The Seabird Group Newsletter 93: 5 - 6
             Greenwood, J.G. 2003. Black Guillemots - the value of a long-term study. 4th Ornithological Research Conference, University College Cork
             Greenwood, J.G. 2003. Online Surveys: A Case Study. IASSEE conference, St. Marys University College
             Greenwood, J.G. 2003. Black Guillemots are laying earlier. Poster presentation - BOU/EGI conference, Oxford University
             Greenwood, J.G. 2002. Nesting cavity choice by Black Guillemots. Atlantic Seabirds. 4: 119 - 122
             Greenwood, J.G. & Tickner, M. 2002. How many Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle are there now in Northern Ireland? Irish Naturalists' Journal. 27: 125 - 127
             Greenwood, J.G. 2002. Laying dates of blue tits Parus caeruleus and great tits Parus major in Belfast. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 27: 125
             Greenwood, J.G. 2001. Black Guillemots dont migrate: do they? BTO conference, Oxford Island
             Greenwood,J.G. 1998. Breeding Biology of Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle at Bangor, Co. Down. Irish Birds. 6: 191 - 200
             Greenwood, J.G. 1998. Aspects of the breeding biology of great tits Parus major and blue tits Parus caeruleus in Belfast. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 26: 99 - 103
             Greenwood, J.G. 1996. Ecology. Corrymeela Summerfest, Ballycastle
             Greenwood, J.G. 1994. Ecology and Reconciliation: a response, in Reconciliation in religion and Society (ed. Hurley, M.) Institute of Irish Studies, Belfast. PP107 - 110
             Greenwood,J.G. 1993. Caring for the Earth. Mother Church and Mother Earth Conference. Institute of Continuing Education QUB, Belfast
             Greenwood, J.G. 1993. Childhood into the twenty-first century. 70th anniversary conference of the British Association for Early Childhood Education, Belfast
             Greenwood, J.G. 1993. Ecology and Reconciliation. Reconciliation in Relgion and Society conference, Irish School of Ecumenics & University of Ulster
             Greenwood, J.G. 1993. The population size of Black Guillemots in Belfast Lough from Bangor westwards. Northern Ireland Bird Report 1991 - 92. 80 - 81
             Greenwood, J.G. 1993. Harbouring hopes for Bangors auks. Birdwatch 1: 9
             Greenwood, J.G. 1991. Duration of winter visits by Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle to an Irish breeding site. Seabird. 13: 67 - 69
             Greenwood, J.G. & Smyth, J. 1991. Unusual behaviour of a Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea (Hemiptera: Nepidae). Irish Naturalists' Journal. 23: 424 - 425
             Greenwood, J.G. & Marshall, L. 1989. Breeding Season Attendance by Black Guillemots at Bangor, Co. Down. Irish Birds. 4: 13 - 18
             Greenwood, J.G. 1989. Sandwich Terns apparantly using roads as navigational cues. British Birds. 82: 117
             Greenwood, J.G. 1989. Seabirds. Institute of Biology & RSPB conference, University of Ulster
             Greenwood, J.G. 1989. Black Guillemots. IWC/BTO conference, Dungarven
             Greenwood, J.J.D. & Greenwood, J.G. 1988. Data Analysis in A-level Biology. Journal of Biological Education. 22: 107 - 109
             Greenwood, J.G. 1988. The Northern Ireland Black Guillemot Survey. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 22: 490 - 491
             Greenwood, J.G. 1987. Winter visits by Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle to an Irish breeding site. Bird Study. 34: 135 - 136
             Greenwood, J.G. 1987. Geographical variation in the Dunlin. BOU conference, University of Nottingham
             Greenwood, J.G. 1987. Saint Patrick's Animals. Core, Autumn edition, 8
             Greenwood, J.G. 1986. Black Guillemots. Antrim & Ards Ringing Group 1985 report, 16 - 17
             Greenwood, J.G. 1986. Geographical Variation and Taxonomy of the Dunlin Calidris alpina. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 106: 43 - 56
             Greenwood, J.G. 1986. A population of Ephemera danica with a three year life cycle in Lough Navar, Co. Fermanagh. Irish Naturalists' Journal. 22: 82
             Greenwood, J.G. 1986. Sandwich terns feeding over freshwater. British Birds. 79: 43
             Greenwood, J.G. 1986. Dunlin Migration. IWC/RSPB conference Sligo
             Greenwood, J.G. 1985. George Bristow: oologist. Biological Curators' Group Newslatter. 4: 69 - 71
             Greenwood, J.G. 1984. Migration of Dunlin Calidris alpina: a worldwide overview. Ringing and Migration. 5: 35 - 39
             Greenwood, J.G. 1983. Dunlin Calidris alpina in South America. Bull. Brit. Orn, Club. 103: 110 - 111
             Greenwood, J.G. 1983. Post-nuptial primary moult in Dunlin Calidris alpina. Ibis. 125: 223 - 228
             Greenwood, J.G. 1982. Dunlin Migration. BTO/QUB confrence, Belfast
             Greenwood, J.G. 1980. Dunlin Calidris alpina breeding in China. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 100: 172
             Greenwood, J.G. 1979. Geographical Variation in the Dunlin Calidris alpina. PhD thesis, Liverpool Polytechnic
             Greenwood, J.G. 1979. Post-mortem shrinkage of Dunlin skins. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 99: 143 - 145
             Greenwood, J.G. 1975. Geographical variation in the Dunlin. International Wading Bird symposium, Liverpool.
      
Research Interests
             My interests lie in natural history and this has coloured my research interests over the last 25 years. Although my PhD research on Dunlin was completed many moons ago I still maintain a research interest in wading birds. I have also done a little work on breeding tits - this work came to an unexpected halt a few years ago when I fell from a tree and broke my shoulder (ouch!). My main research is on seabirds - particularly on the Black Guillemot - that study began in 1985. I have an interest also in human laterality as well as science and technology in the primary school classroom.

External Interests / Community Service

       Member of the Northern Ireland Science Education Forum
       Member of the Environmental Officers Group of the Northern Ireland Environment Link
       Chair of RSPB Northern Ireland Advisory Committee and member of RSPB Council