He is a visiting professor for the University of Tartu, with extensive experience in the field of science education worldwide. His PhD is in the science field (Chemistry), but he also has a school teaching background, experience in pre- and in-service teacher training in the sciences, in running in-service training workshops in a range of countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa as well as Europe. He acts as an education consultant in a range of Asian and African countries. His research covers curriculum development in science subjects, assessment and evaluation as well supervising PhD students in use-inspired research, inquiry learning and changing teacher beliefs. He has written and adapted numerous classroom teaching materials and published books for teachers as well as science textbooks for use in school. He has been contracted to evaluate the standard of education PhD theses in Estonia and is consulting on school secondary curriculum evaluation in Portugal.
