Marcus Grace taught science at comprehensive schools in London and Essex. He spent five years in Japan as a researcher at Yokohama National University and was a Headteacher at a Berlitz school in Tokyo. He is now Deputy Head (Academic) at the School of Education, University of Southampton and a senior lecturer in science education and environmental education, teaching on undergraduate, masters and postgraduate initial teacher training programmes.

Until recently he was secretary of the Association of Tutors in Science Education (ATSE), Director of the Science Learning Centre South East and chaired the Darwin 200 Continuing Professional Development sub-committee. He reviews papers for the International Journal of Science Education and Environmental Education Research. His main research interests are in teaching and learning about controversial socio-scientific issues, particularly in relation to biological conservation issues and the science underpinning education for biodiversity, sustainability and citizenship. Funded research projects have included work commissioned by Research Councils UK (RCUK), the Wellcome Trust, WWF UK and the Countryside Education Trust.

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• Significant Publications
• Grace, Marcus and Hare, Tony (2008) How conservation scientists work. School Science Review (In Press)
• Grace, Marcus (2007) Developing high quality decision-making discussions about biological conservation in a normal classroom setting. International Journal of Science Education, 1-20. (doi:10.1080/09500690701744595)
• Sharp, J.G., and Grace, M., (2004) Anecdote, opinion and whim: lessons in curriculum development from primary science education in England and Wales. Research Papers in Education, 19(3), 293-321
• Oulton, C., Dillon, J., and Grace, M., (2004) Reconceptualizing the teaching of controversial issues. International Journal of Science Education, 26 (4), 411-423.
• Oulton, Christopher, Day, Vanessa, Dillon, Justin and Grace, Marcus (2004) Controversial issues: teachers’ attitudes and practices in the context of citizenship education. Oxford Review of Education, 30, (4), 489-507.
• Ratcliffe, M., & Grace, M., (2003) Science Education for Citizenship, Maidenhead, Open University Press

• Grace, M., and Ratcliffe, M., (2002) The science and values that young people draw upon to make decisions about biological conservation issues. International Journal of Science Education, 24 (11), pp 1157-1169
• Books
• Ratcliffe, Mary and Grace, Marcus (2003) Science education for citizenship, Maidenhead, UK, Open University Press, 178pp.
• Journal Articles
• Byrne, J. and Grace, M. (2009) Using a concept mapping tool with a photograph association technique (CoMPAT) to elicit children’s ideas about microbial activity. International Journal of Science Education (In Press)
• Grace, Marcus, Hanley, Pam and Johnson, Sue (2008) ‘Darwin-inspired’ science: teachers’ views, approaches and needs. School Science Review (In Press)
• Grace, Marcus, Hanley, Pam, Johnson, Sue and Sanders, Amy (2008) What do teachers think about ‘Darwin-inspired’ science? Science Teacher Education, 52, 33-35. (In Press)
• Grace, Marcus (2006) Teaching citizenship through science: socio-scientific issues as an important component of citizenship. Prospero, 12, (3), 42-53.
• Dillon, Justin, Grace, Marcus and Oulton, Christopher (2004) Some critical reflections on the teaching of controversial issues in science education. Development Education Journal, 10, (3), 3-6.
• Grace, M., and Byrne,J., (2003) Teaching Environmental Education in primary and secondary schools through collaborative community projects: benefits and barriers. Enviromental Education 72, 26-29
• Grace, Marcus and Sharp, John (2000) Young people’s views on the importance of biodiversity conservation. School Science Review, 81, (298), 49-56.
• Grace, Marcus and Sharp, John (2000) Exploring the actual and potential rhetoric-reality gaps in environmental education and their implications for pre-service teacher training. Environmental Education Research, 6, (4), 331-345.
• Grace, Marcus (1995) A key to the growth-forms of mosses and liverworts and guide to their educational value. Journal of Biological Education, 29, (4), 272-278.
• Book Section
• Grace, Marcus (2000) Ecosystems. In, Stephenson, Philip (ed.) Developing Primary Teachers’ Science Knowledge: a Bank of Self-study Materials. Leicester, UK, University of Leicester, SCIcentre, 1-20.