Tom Spoors

Adjunct Professor, UBI Brussels

English, French

Master of Public Communication of Science - Open University

Post-Graduate Certificate in Education

Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Biochemistry

2019 - Present Adjunct Professor - United Business Institutes, Brussels (Belgium)

Teaching in BA Programme on Academic Writing & Critical Thinking and Maths & Statistics.

2014 - Present Vesalius College 5Institute for European Studies, VUB

2014 - Present Independent Trainer/Tutor Brussels/Charleroi/Wavre/Spa

Contract English language trainer for Accent Languages (Liège), Talk Forum and TopTraduc (Charleroi).
Companies served include Thales, Cofely-Axima, Dow-Corning, SABCA, Sonaca, GE Power, ABB,Mediacom, Manitou and Aperam.
English Language and Business instructor at Cours Melius (School of Communication and Management)
Translation of short documents/books from French to English and proofreading of English documents especially Masters’ theses.
Foundation Programme Instructor at Vesalius College 5Institute for European Studies) VUB
Teaching statistics, critical thinking, thesis development and English Written and Oral skills for Academic Purposes
Private tutor supporting children in Mathematics, Science and English across the 10-18 age range.

2012 – 2014 Paragon IMH sa Brussels, Belgium

Departmental Director responsible for daily management of team of francophone specialists in a small publishing house. Financial markets researcher and report writer/blogger

2010 – 2011 Collège Ste Veronique Liège, Belgium

Teaching Biology, Chemistry and Physics in English to Year 3-6 as part of an English Immersion Program

1982 – Published: Biochemical Research into the Impact on Rats of a Copper-Deficient Diet on

Cytochrome Oxidase in Mitochondrial Electron Transfer Chains - University of Newcastle upon Tyne

2006 – Unpublished: Research into Public Perception of Scientific Information Relating to the

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Open University (Masters’ degree project)

2008 – Unpublished: Analysis of Press Coverage of the ‘Life on Mars’ Controversy – How does the

scientific information presented in the tabloids compare to the broadsheets.