Professor David Tree
Vice Dean Education/Professor of Life Sciences Education
Heinz Wolff 240
- Email: david.tree@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265207
Summary
Qualifications:
- BSc, Genetics, The University of York, UK, 1996
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Ph.D, The University of Cambridge, UK, 1999
- PG-Cert Higher Education, Brunel, 2008
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2016
- Senior Fellow of Advance HE, 2019
Responsibility
Vice Dean (Education), College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences 2023-presemt
Director of the CHMLS Education Hub 2022-2023
Director of Teaching and Learning (Life Sciences) 2017-2022
Reader 2020-Present
Programme Lead for Life Sciences BSc 2017-2023
Senior Lecturer 2017-2020
Senior Tutor for Biosciences 2015-2017
Level 2 Co-Ordinator Biomedical Sciences BSc, 2007-2017
Appeals and Disciplinary Officer for Biosciences 2007-2015
Lecturer 2005-2017
Newest selected publications
Mann, R., Tosi, S. and Tree, D. (2026) 'Clinical assessment meets laboratory science: adapting OSCE methodology for authentic biosciences evaluation in the age of generative AI'. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 9 (3 (December 2025)). pp. 1 - x. ISSN: 2397-8554 Open Access Link
Tree, D. and Worsfold, N. (2026) 'Do Synoptic Assessments Lead to Authentic Learning? A Critical Perspective on Integration and Intentionality in Higher Education Assessment Design'. Education Sciences, 16 (2). pp. 1 - 15.Open Access Link
Otermans, PCJ., Livingstone, CC., Tree, DB., Nasar, LA. and Baines, SA. (2025) 'Navigating assessment challenges: Students’ reflection on preparation for exams, essays, presentations, and reports'. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4 (1). pp. 85 - 104.Open Access Link
Harvey, A. and Tree, D. (2025) 'From silos to synthesis: ensuring interdisciplinary education through synoptic assessment'. Biochemist, 47 (1). pp. 27 - 34. ISSN: 0954-982X Open Access Link
Baines, S., Otermans, P., Tree, D. and Worsfold, N. (2024) 'Measuring and mapping authentic assessment with a novel quantitative typology'. Teaching in Higher Education, 30 (3). pp. 663 - 682. ISSN: 1356-2517 Open Access Link